Germany sees rise in anti-Muslim attacks
Finland: Two people killed in knife attacks in Turku
Bangladesh: Floods kill 61 in last 5 days
Spain: 13 killed, over 100 injured, in Barcelona terrorist attack
Africa’s humanitarian crises worsen
Nigeria: 16 killed, 82 injured in suicide blasts in Borno state
US: Thousands reject hate rally in Charlottesville
Saudi Arabia: 54 pilgrims die in Makkah before Hajj
Sierra Leone declares mourning for over 400 mudslide victims
US: Trump flip flops to blame both sides for Charlottesville
France: Car rams pizzeria near Paris, killing young girl
Philippines: Fighting between Moro groups kills 25
Sierra Leone: Hundreds dead in Freetown mudslide
Burkina Faso: Turkish restaurant attack leaves 17 dead in Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso: Turkish restaurant attack leaves 17 dead in Ouagadougou
US: Trump adviser: any attack to cause fear ‘is terrorism’
Pakistan: Attack on army vehicle kills 15 in Quetta
US: Suspect who drove car into crowd charged with murder at hate march
Saudi Arabia: Riyadh fails to draw Pakistan into row with Tehran
KARACHI, (AA): Mohammad bin Salman, deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia, arrived in Islamabad on Sunday to seek Pakistan’s support in its ongoing diplomatic spat with Iran. He was the second high-profile Saudi visitor in less than three days: earlier … Continued
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami blasts decision to execute chief
[Photo: Motiur Rahman Nizami] Mainul Islam Khan DHAKA, (AA): The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party on Wednesday condemned a court decision to uphold the death penalty against its party leader Motiur Rahman Nizami. Acting party chief Maqbul Ahmed and acting secretary-general Shafiqur Rahman issued … Continued
India: 11 killed in ongoing fighting in Punjab state
By Ahmad Adil CHANDIGARH, (AA): At least 11 people have been killed in ongoing gun battles between Indian security forces and suspected Pakistani militants following an attack on an Indian Air Force base in the Pathankot area of India’s … Continued
India: Attack on Indian air base near Pakistani border kills 7
By Ahmad Adil CHANDIGARH, (AA): Seven people were killed, including four militants, after a group of suspected Pakistani militants launched an attack at an Indian Air Force (IAF) base, leading to a fierce gunbattle between the militants’ and the security … Continued
Pakistan: 6 dead, 50 injured in suicide blast
KARACHI, (AA): At least 26 people were killed and more than 50 were injured after a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden motorbike into a government building in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said. The bomber struck a government registration office … Continued
Pakistan: Federal minister survives attack in NW Pakistan
KARACHI, (AA) – A roadside bomb that targeted a federal minister killed two policemen and injured three others — while leaving the minister unharmed — in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, local officials said. The attack occurred in Federal Minster Akram Khan … Continued
Bangladesh executes two senior opposition leaders
By Mainul Islam Khan DHAKA, (AA) – Bangladesh on Sunday hanged two well-known opposition figures convicted of war crimes during the country’s war of independence from Pakistan in 1971, depsite concerns that the legal proceedings against them were flawed. Bangladesh … Continued
India: Rains in Tamil Nadu kill 71
By Mubasshir Mushtaq MUMBAI, (AA): Heavy rains continued to hit many parts of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Monday for the second consecutive day killing 71 people in the state as authorities in the capital city of Chennai … Continued
India: PM Modi’s BJP loses key state election
By Mubasshir Mushtaq MUMBAI, (AA): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday appeared set to lose elections in the key East Indian state of Bihar, according to early data released by the country’s official electoral … Continued
Jammu & Kashmir: Hundreds detained, one shot dead, during Modi visit
By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir, India [J&K] (AA & Greater Kashmir): Amid a severe curfew imposed by Indian authorities in Jammu Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the disputed region Sunday to address a rally in the heavily … Continued
Pakistan: 25 killed in factory building collapse
KARACHI, (AA, The News): Rescuers on Thursday pulled out over 100 laborers from under the rubble of a factory building that collapsed Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 50, officials said. Victims had been trapped for at … Continued
Jammu & Kashmir: Two Indian troops killed on Kashmir’s Line of Control
By Ahmad Adil SRINAGAR, Jammu & Kashmir, India, (AA): Two Indian soldiers were killed on Monday along the Line of Control (LoC) in the northern part of the disputed Kashmir region, with New Delhi accusing Pakistan of violating the ceasefire … Continued
Pakistan: Four killed in railway blast in Balochistan
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): At least four passengers were killed and another 10 wounded Sunday when a bomb was detonated by remote control along a railway line in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, which shares borders with both Iran and … Continued
Bangladesh: Publisher hacked to death
By Mainul Islam Khan DHAKA, (AA): Publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan was killed in a knife attack Saturday at his office in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, police said. Dipan, 43, had published a book authored by secular blogger Avijit Roy, who … Continued
Pakistan: 13 killed in election violence in Faisalabad
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): A deadly clash between two rival political groups during the local bodies elections in southern Pakistan has left 12 people dead and 15 others wounded on Saturday, police said. Another person died in election-related … Continued
Rescue efforts underway as S Asia quake leaves 385 dead
By Aamir Latif and Zabihullah Tamanna ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA): A powerful earthquake that rocked Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday has left hundreds dead. Officials from both countries put the combined death toll at 385 on Tuesday. In northwestern Pakistan, rescue workers … Continued
310 killed as powerful quake rocks Pakistan, Afghanistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Scores of people were killed in Pakistan and Afghanistan — mostly in the former’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province — after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook southern Asia on Monday afternoon (9:32 GMT). According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake’s epicenter was … Continued
S. Asia quake kills scores in Pakistan, Afghanistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Scores of people have been killed in Pakistan and Afghanistan — mostly in the former’s Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KP) province — after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook southern Asia on early Monday afternoon (9:32 GMT). According to the U.S. … Continued
Maldives vice president arrested on ‘treason’ charges
By Daniel Bosley MALÉ, (AA): Maldivian Vice President Ahmed Adeeb was arrested Saturday in relation to an assassination attempt on President Abdulla Yameen last month. Police officials confirmed that Adeeb was arrested after returning from Singapore, with the Home Minister … Continued
Bangladesh blast at Shia Muslim Ashura gathering kills one, injures 87
By Mainul Islam Khan DHAKA, (AA): A triple bomb blast at a Shia Muslim gathering in Bangladesh left one person dead and 87 injured in the early hours of Saturday in capital Dhaka. The attack took place at Hussaini … Continued
Over 120 people attended a landmark conference on the media reporting of Islam and Muslims. It was held jointly by The Muslim News and Society of Editors in London on September 15.
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.
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