Religion

May 2, 2019

Sri Lanka's Catholic cardinal says he has received 'foreign information' that more churches could be attacked

Sri Lanka's Catholic cardinal says he has received 'foreign information' that more churches could be attacked


May 1, 2019

IS leader outlines path forward for his group post-caliphate

No longer burdened by territory and administration, Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi outlined the new path forward for his group: Widen your reach, connect with far-flung militant groups and exhaust your enemies with a "war of attrition."


Apr 30, 2019

Sri Lanka lifts social media ban imposed after Easter blasts

Sri Lanka has lifted a social media ban that was imposed after the Islamic State-claimed Easter bombings


Apr 30, 2019

The Latest: Sri Lankan ministers warn of more attacks

A Sri Lankan Cabinet minister says he and others have received intelligence that the group behind the Easter Sunday bombings could strike the island nation again


Apr 30, 2019

After Sri Lanka blasts, government targets the niqab veil

After the Easter suicide attacks, Sri Lanka's president has used his emergency powers to ban the wearing of face-covering veils by Muslim women


Apr 29, 2019

Islamic State leader: Sri Lanka attack was revenge for Syria

The leader of the Islamic State group praised the Easter suicide bombings that killed more than 250 people in Sri Lanka in his first filmed appearance in nearly five years.


Apr 29, 2019

The Latest: Islamic State leader says attack was revenge

The leader of the Islamic State group has praised the attack in Sri Lanka and called it revenge for the fall of Baghouz, Syria, the last territory the extremist group held there or in Iraq


Apr 29, 2019

Latest round of India's national election marred by violence

The fourth phase of India's staggered national election has been marred by multiple clashes that injured at least seven people and led to security forces firing warning shots outside one polling station


Apr 29, 2019

Pakistan to bring religious schools under government control

Pakistan's military spokesman announces plans to bring over 30,000 religious schools under government control


Apr 28, 2019

No Mass for Sri Lanka's Catholics; no veils for Muslim women

A week after the Easter bombings, Catholics in Sri Lanka took part in Sunday Mass only via television, with churches across the nation shut, while Muslim women were ordered to stop wearing veils


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