Sectarian clashes in northern Lebanese city kill 8

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 00:30

Lebanon`s state news agency says clashes between supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad and opponents killed eight people in the northern city of Tripoli over the weekend.

Sectarian clashes in northern Lebanese city kill 9

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 22:39

Clashes between supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad and his opponents have killed nine people and wounded some 70 in Lebanon`s northern city of Tripoli over the weekend, the state media said on Sunday.

US `concerned` over fresh Egypt unrest: Official

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 10:00

The United States voiced concern over fresh unrest in Egypt after nearly 200 people were arrested in a clampdown on Islamists protesting against a new law banning unauthorised demonstrations.

Centre asks Assam govt to beef up security in Bodo areas

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 14:45

Warning repeat of 2012 communal clashes, the Home Ministry has asked the Assam government to tighten security in Bodo dominated areas which have witnessed several killings and kidnapping in recent days.

At least 53 injured in Bangladesh clashes

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 22:42

At least 53 people, including three firefighters and policemen, were injured Sunday in clashes that erupted after thousands of Bangladesh garment workers attacked a fire station in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka.

Egypt official: Muslim Brotherhood backs unrest

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 11:22

Egypt`s interior minister said on Saturday his forces have foiled several attempted terror attacks and arrested militant leaders, accusing the Muslim Brotherhood of mobilising and financing some of them to cause unrest.

Hardline Pakistani groups pledge to avenge sectarian clashes

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 18:56

At a time when the Pakistan government has asked Islamic clerics to create harmony in the wake of sectarian clashes that left 11 dead in Rawalpindi, two hardline religious parties have pledged to take "revenge" for the recent killings.

Curfew imposed in northwest Pak after two policemen shot dead

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 15:42

Two policemen were shot dead today during a rally in northwest Pakistan to protest recent sectarian clashes in Rawalpindi, forcing authorities to impose a curfew and deploy the Army.

Top Assad officials in Moscow to discuss Syria talks

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 14:01

A senior Syrian regime delegation was on Monday in Moscow to hold talks with top Russian diplomats on plans to hold a peace conference in Geneva to end the Syria conflict, the foreign ministry said.

Blast kills 31 Syrian troops: Watchdog

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 10:38

A rebel bomb attack on an army base near Damascus killed 31 Syrian soldiers on Sunday, as loyalist warplanes launched air raids on a town near the border with Lebanon.

US urges `restraint` in restive Libya

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 16:28

The United States today called for calm in Libya, amid clashes that have killed at least 43 people in Tripoli and injured hundreds more.

Pak orders probe into sectarian clashes

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 16:14

Pakistan today ordered a judicial probe into sectarian clashes in Rawalpindi that killed at least 10 people as authorities imposed curfew for the second day, turning the garrison city into a ghost town.