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India's 'bulldozer justice' flattens Muslim dissent

Aishwarya Kumar, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 06:11 PM

After two nights in police custody, Indian teenager Somaiya Fatima was released in time to watch live footage of an excavator claw smashing into the walls of her childhood home. Read more »

Death toll from Afghanistan earthquake reaches 1,000: official

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 23 10:59 AM

The death toll from an overnight earthquake in Afghanistan has reached at least 1,000, an official from one of the worst-hit provinces said Wednesday. Read more »

At least 920 killed in Afghanistan quake

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 22 07:55 PM

A powerful earthquake struck a remote border region of Afghanistan killing at least 920 people and injuring hundreds more, officials said. Read more »

Hindu extremists target Taj Mahal, Muslim sites in India

Abhaya Srivastava, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 05:15 PM

Thirty years after mobs demolished a historic mosque in Ayodhya, fundamentalist Indian Hindu groups are eyeing other Muslim sites -- even the world-famous Taj Mahal. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 11, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 11:47 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Deadly violence in Bangladesh over Koran 'desecration'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 05:17 PM

Bangladesh police shot dead four people as hundreds vandalized several Hindu temples across the Muslim-majority country. Read more »

Christian church claims attack by Hindu mob in India

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 04 09:19 PM

Some 200 men armed with rods and sticks stormed a church in northern India during Sunday prayer service, police said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 12, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 04:03 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Faith over health

Sanjay Kanojia, AFP
Updated as of Feb 12 11:21 AM

Hindu devotees take a holy dip at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the auspicious bathing day of 'Mauni Amavasya.' Read more »

Bahrain woman charged with insulting Hindu religious symbol

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 17 07:15 AM

MANAMA, Bahrain - A woman in Bahrain seen smashing statues of the Hindu deity Lord Ganesha in a video published online has been charged with intentional damage and publicly insulting a religious symbol. Read more »

Death toll rises to 32 in religious violence in India's capital

Aftab Ahmed, Reuters
Posted at Feb 27 11:50 PM

The violence began over a disputed new citizenship law on Monday but led to clashes between Muslims and Hindus in which hundreds were injured. Many suffered gunshot wounds, while arson, looting and stone-throwing have also taken place. Read more »

India death toll rises in clashes over citizenship law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 21 04:58 AM

Six more protesters died in India Friday in fresh clashes between police and demonstrators, taking the death toll to 15 in more than a week of unrest triggered by a citizenship law seen as anti-Muslim. Read more »

Citizenship fears fuel anger among India's Muslims

Jalees Andrabi, Ammu Kannampilly and Aishwarya Kumar, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 19 01:46 AM

It's a fear shared by other Muslims under Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read more »