A temporary respite in the two-month-long tussle about building a Ram Temple at the site of the martyred Babri Mosque seems to be in sight. Ever since the legislative assembly elections were announced two months ago, Hindu extremist outfits led by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad...more>>
Muslims and moderate Hindu leaders marched side by side for peace Tuesday in India's Gujarat state, while the Indian government headed for a violent clash with an extremist Hindu group to which it is closely
allied...more>>
The U.S. State Department's annual human rights report on Afghanistan plays down severe abuses by anti-Taliban forces, accused of murder and sexual violence against ethnic Pashtuns, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday...more>>
A bomb exploded Tuesday in the playground of a school in an Arab district of east Jerusalem, wounding four Palestinians, including a Palestinian teacher, Israel public radio said...more>>