Syria peace talks to open in Montreux: UN

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 15:37

The long-delayed "Geneva II" peace conference for Syria will open in the Swiss lakeside town of Montreux because of a lack of hotel space in Geneva, the United Nations said Tuesday.

Fresh clashes kill five in Bangladesh over Islamist hanging

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 14:42

Bangladesh police opened fire on bomb-throwing Islamist protesters on Monday as five more people died in clashes sparked by the execution of an Islamist leader for war crimes.

Syrian forces bomb Aleppo, kill 83: Opposition group

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 12:57

The Syrian government forces bombarded Aleppo with bombs on Sunday killing at least 83 people and injuring 50 others, the opposition group has said.

Bail plea of eight accused in communal clash rejected

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 17:30

A local court has rejected the bail plea of eight accused in the alleged killing of three persons in an outbreak of communal violence in Budhana area on October 30.

Sectarian clashes kill at least 40 in Yemen

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 04:51

Ultraconservative Sunni Muslim militants and rebels belonging to a branch of Shiite Islam battled each other in northern Yemen.

Clashes hit Egypt`s Islamic university for third day

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 20:55

A security official says police have fired tear gas to prevent students of Egypt`s Islamic Al-Azhar University from taking protests outside their campus, in the third straight day of unrest there.

13 communal clashes in UP in 8 months: Akhilesh

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 17:18

Uttar Pradesh has witnessed 13 incidents of communal tension, including one in Muzaffarnagar, from March to October this year, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said in a written reply in the Assembly on Monday.