Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 17:51
Terrified women and children hid in forests and security forces patrolled tense villages in western Myanmar on Wednesday, residents said, after sectarian clashes which left five Muslims dead.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 18:36
President Thein Sein on Tuesday travelled to Myanmar`s conflict-torn west as a new spate of sectarian violence gripped the state of Rakhine, with police saying Buddhist rioters killed a 94-year-old Muslim woman and torched more than 70 homes.
Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2013, 21:53
At least 30 people in Cambodia have died in recent floods caused by heavy rains and the Mekong River overflowing its banks, a disaster relief official said on Monday.
Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2013, 12:07
Tension was high in a northwestern Myanmar town late on Monday after Buddhist mobs torched two homes belonging to Muslims and security forces were placed on high alert.
Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 11:37
‘Pretty Woman’ actor Richard Gere and his wife Carey Lowell have reportedly parted ways after 11 years of marriage.
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 10:24
Singer-songwriter Boy George has credited his new-found belief in Buddhism for helping him stay sober and clean of drugs.
Last Updated: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 08:48
Pan-Asian Buddhist paintings and sculptures from the ancient regions of China, Japan, Tibet, and Nepal are up for auction at Sotheby`s.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 15, 2013, 17:20
A Buddhist monk on Thursday allegedly tried to immolate himself to protest the recent blasts in Bodh Gaya, police said.
Last Updated: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 09:47
A Muslim official says a Buddhist mob threw rocks and vandalised a mosque in Sri Lanka`s capital, injuring at least seven worshippers.
Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 13:04
Historic Buddhist sites across eight south-east Asian nations will be mapped out and compiled into an atlas to boost tourism potential, an official said.
Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2013, 14:05
A bomb that exploded at a Buddhist temple in the Indonesian capital Jakarta bore the words "we are responding to the screams of the Rohingya", the place of worship said Monday.
Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2013, 08:56
An explosive device has gone off at a Buddhist temple in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, injuring one person, police said Monday.
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