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Anti-Muslim actions rise in UK over slain soldier

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:42:52 -0400

Police, politicians and activists in Britain are warning of rising anti-Muslim sentiment following the slaughter of an off-duty British soldier in a London street, an apparent act of Islamic extremism that has horrified the nation.

2-child limit for Muslims in parts of Myanmar

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:35:11 -0400

Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the area and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the aftermath of sectarian violence.

Hezbollah chief commits to victory in Syria

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:11:04 -0400

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group vowed to help propel President Bashar Assad to victory in Syria's bloody civil war, warning that the fall of the Damascus regime would give rise to extremists and plunge the Middle East into a "dark period."

Kerry makes 1st official sub-Saharan Africa trip

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:07:19 -0400

Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan.

Fragments of biblical treasure are up for sale

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:39:00 -0400

Parts of the Dead Sea Scrolls are up for sale — in tiny pieces.

French soldier stabbed in throat outside Paris

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:37:22 -0400

A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and the government said it was trying to determine if there were any links to the brutal killing of a British soldier by suspected Islamic extremists.

Suspected rebels kill 17, wound 24 in east India

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:11:13 -0400

Suspected Maoist rebels set off a land mine and opened fire Saturday on a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of India's ruling Congress party in eastern India, killing at least 17 people and wounding 24 others, police said.

Female suicide bomber injures 18 in Russian region

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:03:37 -0400

A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, authorities said. The attacker was later identified as a widow of two Islamic radicals killed by security forces.

16 children, 1 teacher die in Pakistan bus fire

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:32:41 -0400

Sixteen schoolchildren and a teacher burned to death in eastern Pakistan early Saturday when a short-circuit near a leaking gas tank caused their minibus to burst into flames, police said.