Truck bombs hit Shiite community near Mosul, as string of bombings in Iraq kills 45BAGHDAD —A double truck bombing tore through the village of a small Shiite ethnic minority near the northern city of Mosul, while blasts in Baghdad Monday also targeted Shiites in a wave of violence that killed at least 45 people and wounded more than 200, Iraqi officials said. Truck bombs hit Shiite community near Mosul, as string of bombings in Iraq kills 43BAGHDAD —A double truck bombing tore through a Shiite community near the northern city of Mosul, while blasts in Baghdad Monday targeted primarily Shiites in a wave of violence that killed at least 43 people and wounded more than 200, Iraqi officials said. Truck bombs hit Shiite community near Mosul, deadliest in Iraq bombings that kill 42BAGHDAD —A double truck bombing tore through a Shiite community near the northern city of Mosul, while blasts in Baghdad targeted primarily Shiites in a wave of violence that killed at least 42 people, Iraqi officials said. Truck bombs hit Shiite community near Mosul, deadliest in string of bombings in IraqBAGHDAD —A double truck bombing tore through a Shiite community near the northern city of Mosul, while a series of blasts struck Baghdad Monday in a wave of predawn violence that killed at least 40 people, according to Iraqi officials. Iraqi police: Bombs target Shiites in Iraq, killing 27, raising sectarian fearsBAGHDAD — A series of bomb attacks targeting Shiite pilgrims and worshippers struck Iraq on Friday, killing at least 27 people and seriously damaging a mosque, police and medical officials said. Iraqi police: Death toll cimbs to 20 in bombing near Shiite mosque in northern IraqBAGHDAD — An Iraqi police official says the number of people killed in a suicide car bombing near a Shiite mosque in northern Iraq has climbed to at least 20. Iraqi police: Bombs target Shiites in Iraq, killing 17, raising sectarian fearsBAGHDAD — A series of bomb attacks targeting Shiite pilgrims and worshippers struck Iraq Friday, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens more, police and medical officials said. Iraqi police: Car bomb explodes near Shiite mosque in northern Iraq, killing 10BAGHDAD — An Iraqi police official says a parked car bomb has exploded near a Shiite mosque in northern Iraq, killing at least ten worshippers. $2,000 for Shiite-Sunni couples who marry, as Iraqi government program seeks to mix sectsBAGHDAD — Muhanad Talib, a Sunni Muslim, married his Shiite bride because she was a “suitable woman” for him. It also didn’t hurt that their vows made them eligible for a $2,000 payout from the government. Renovation of Lebanon’s wrecked synagogue begins after delays from war and economic crisisBEIRUT — Laborers have torn down the disintegrating roof, cleared the debris and erected scaffolding, showing Wednesday that the long delayed renovation of Lebanon’s oldest and most important synagogue has finally begun. Iraq says extremist Shiite group accused in deaths of 5 US troops agrees to renounce violenceBAGHDAD — An extremist Shiite group believed responsible for the killing of five American soldiers in a bold raid south of Baghdad and the kidnapping of five British men has agreed to renounce violence, a government adviser said Monday. Wave of blasts in Iraq kills 29 near Shiite mosques in apparently coordinated attacksBAGHDAD — A string of bombings targeted Shiite worshippers in the Baghdad area during Friday prayers, killing at least 29 people in an apparently coordinated attack against followers of an anti-U.S. cleric who were blamed for some of Iraq’s worst sectarian violence. Thousands flee homes as military and Islamist militant battle in north NigeriaMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Soldiers in tanks and armored cars besieged the shelled compound of a radical Islamist sect and sporadic gunfire exploded as hundreds of innocents fled on the third day of fighting in Nigeria’s northern city of Maiduguri. 4,000 flee homes in Nigeria as the military battles Islamist militants in the northABUJA, Nigeria — A Nigerian official says 4,000 people have fled their homes in the northern city of Maiduguri as troops and Islamist militants fight gunbattles for a fourth day. Melee at Portuguese bullfight sparks renewed debate over religious tradition, animal crueltyTHORNTON, Calif. — It was supposed to be a “bloodless bullfight,” a dangerous dance between a pirouetting matador and an enraged bull that would not end in death. Ethnic violence in China draws muted response from many Muslim nationsCAIRO — The riots in China’s Xinjiang region and subsequent crackdown on the Muslim Uighur minority have drawn a muted response from many Muslim countries that may be wary of damaging lucrative trade ties with Beijing or attracting attention to their own attitudes toward political dissent. Iraqi authorities increase security in some Christian areas after church attacks in BaghdadBAGHDAD — Iraqi officials tightened security around churches in Baghdad and in two mostly Christian towns on Monday and braced for possible violence this weekend when huge crowds visit a holy Shiite shrine in the capital. Religious Jews stabbed and wounded in altercation with secular Jews in JerusalemJERUSALEM — Two religious Jews were stabbed and another was beaten in a fight with secular Jews in Jerusalem on Saturday, a police spokesman said — an incident that could worsen tense relations between the city’s observant and non-observant Jewish residents. Egypt arrests group it says had links to al-Qaida and plotted attacks on Suez CanalCAIRO — Egyptian authorities arrested 25 people on suspicion of plotting attacks on oil pipelines and ships in the Suez Canal, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Sikh family loses court battle against conversion of dead man in Muslim-majority MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Sikh family lost a court battle Monday in Muslim-majority Malaysia for the right to cremate one of their relatives after officials said the man had converted to Islam years before his death. Bomb blast near Philippine Roman Catholic cathedral kills 5; pope condemns attackMANILA, Philippines — Suspected Muslim guerrillas detonated a bomb near a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least five people and wounding 46. Muslim rebels claim killing hundreds of Filipino troops; military denies itMANILA, Philippines — Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines said Thursday they have killed more than 500 government troops in 10 months of fighting since the collapse of peace talks, a claim the military dismissed as propaganda. Bombings ahead of US withdrawal from cities make June deadliest month for Iraqis this yearBAGHDAD — At least 447 Iraqi civilians were killed in June, double the toll from the previous month, according to an Associated Press tally, as insurgents took aim at crowded areas to maximize the number of casualties. Angry relatives burn tires after woman’s death in Lebanon sectarian clash; troops restore calmBEIRUT — Relatives angry over the fatal shooting of a Lebanese woman in a clash between rival Sunnis and Shiites in a Beirut neighborhood burned tires and briefly blocked a road Monday, in a sign of the country’s lingering tensions as it struggles to form a unity government. Iraqi bombings kill scores ahead of June 30 deadline for US withdrawal from citiesBAGHDAD — The bombing of a Baghdad bus station Thursday pushed the death toll from a weeklong series of blasts near Shiite targets to about 200, calling into question Iraq’s ability to provide security as U.S. combat troops slowly withdraw from cities. Police say bombs kills 9 in southwest Baghdad as attacks intensifyBAGHDAD — A bombing at a bus station in a Shiite neighborhood in southwest Baghdad on Thursday killed at least seven people, police said, the latest in a series of recent attacks that have left nearly 200 people dead ahead of a U.S. military withdrawal from cities next week. Police say bomb kills 7 in southwest Baghdad, other bombs kill 2BAGHDAD — A bombing at a bus station in a Shiite neighborhood in southwest Baghdad on Thursday killed at least seven people and wounded 31 others, police said, the latest in a series of deadly attacks ahead of a U.S. military withdrawal from cities next week. Latest round of attacks in southern Thailand revives specter of Muslim-Buddhist conflictBANGKOK — Ten Muslim villagers killed by gunmen firing assault rifles into a mosque during evening prayers. A 53-year-old Buddhist rubber tapper shot, decapitated and limbs cut from his torso, his head impaled on a stick. Bombings kill 21 in Iraq as violence intensifies ahead of US withdrawalBAGHDAD — Bombings killed at least 21 people in Baghdad and surrounding areas on Monday, including high school students on their way to final exams, as violence intensified before a planned withdrawal next week of U.S. troops from urban areas. Bombings kill 18 in Baghdad area as violence intensifies ahead of US withdrawalBAGHDAD — Bombings killed as many as 18 people in the Baghdad area on Monday as violence intensifies ahead of a planned withdrawal next week of U.S. troops from major cities and urban areas. |
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