Muslim man dies after being tortured for 12 hours and forced to praise Hindu...
Police in India have arrested the alleged ringleader of a mob who tortured a Muslim man for several hours and forced him to praise...
Top Sri Lankan Buddhist monk urges boycott of Muslim businesses
A top Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka has accused Muslims of destroying the island’s majority Sinhalese community and called for drastic action, including the...
Bangladesh to charge 16 people with murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi who was burned...
Bangladeshi police will charge 16 people, including the headteacher of a madrassa, with the murder of a 19-year-old student who was burned to death.
The...
Sri Lankan Muslims living in fear as mosques and businesses attacked
Mosques and Muslim-run businesses have been attacked in Sri Lanka in the worst bout of anti-Muslim violence since the deadly Easter Sunday bombings.
The mosques and...
Pakistan to receive $6bn IMF bailout to help with economic crisis
Pakistan has secured a $6bn (£4.6bn) bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the country's economic crisis worsens.
The fund, which still needs approval...
Rohingya Muslim shops and schools set on fire by Buddhist vigilante groups
Buddhist vigilante groups set Rohingya schools and shops on fire in the village of Kun Taing in Myanmar’s Buthidaung town on Thursday, a report...
Shamima Begum would face capital punishment in Bangladesh, says foreign minister
Bangladesh’s foreign minister has said that Shamima Begum could face the death penalty for involvement in terrorism if she goes to the country.
However, her...
Cyclone Fani destroys more than 1,000 homes in Bangladesh
Cyclone Fani has caused serious damage in Bangladesh, despite the storm weakening as it blew from northern India.
At least 1,000 homes have been destroyed...
Brunei will not enforce death penalty for adulterous and gay sex after global backlash
Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has extended a moratorium on the death penalty to upcoming legislation on punishment for gay and adulterous sex, after a...
Indian authorities charge Dr Zakir Naik with money laundering
Prosecutors in India have charged the prominent Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik with money laundering.
Dr Naik, who currently lives in exile in Malaysia, is...
