Further Qur'an Burnings In India
Police commandos were deployed Thursday in various parts of Amritsar city in Punjab state in order to avert clashes between Hindus and Muslims after vandals from a extremist Hindu organization desecrated a mosque and burned copies of the Holy Qur'an.
Israel Blocks Funerals As Rights Groups Protest
Israeli forces stopped a Palestinian funeral from reaching a Muslim cemetery keeping the deceased unburied for hours while Palestinian ambulances ferrying injured protesters were shot at by Jewish settlers, eyewitnesses said Thursday.
Fighting Around Tetovo Toughens
Government forces strafed hills around this Macedonian flashpoint town Friday after officials announced an "uncompromising" crackdown on ethnic Albanian rebels.
Muslim Runs In Austrian Elections
An Austrian Muslim said Thursday he hoped to be the first Muslim to be elected to Vienna's parliament when voters go to polls on Sunday, prompting thousands of Austrian Muslims to say they are ready to practice their long-forgotten political rights against a tide of rising hatred against immigrants.
Further Qur'an Burnings In India
Israel Blocks Funerals As Rights Groups Protest
Fighting Around Tetovo Toughens
Muslim Runs In Austrian Elections
