Two women defied a centuries-old ban on entering a Hindu temple in the Indian state of Kerala Wednesday, sparking rowdy protests and calls for a strike by conservative Hindu groups outraged by their visit. Police fired teargas and used water cannons to disperse a large crowd of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Heavy clashes reported Tuesday between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its former affiliate Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zinki west of Aleppo province, leaving ten civilians killed.  Former al-Qaeda branch has launched major attack on the stronghold of the Nour al-Din al-Zinki...

The Sudanese National Front for Change (NFC) and the Umma Party have both announced their intention to submit a memorandum to President Omar al-Bashir demanding the appointment of a “transitional council” to temporarily run the country’s affairs.  The announcement was made at...

Chinese authorities have shut down three mosques in Weishan town of the country’s southern Yunnan province, media reported. The mosques belonging to Hui Muslims were shut for what the authorities said “illegal religious education,” the South China Morning Post, a Hong Kong-based...