Religious Unrest in India
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A mosque bombing serves as a reminder that even as India roars ahead at the cutting edge of globalizing modernity, it is still torn by ancient hatreds
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Hindu extremists attacked Christians celebrating Christmas in eastern India, ransacking and burning six churches after a dispute over a holiday cultural program that some Hindus believed encouraged conversion, officials said Wednesday.
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At least 18 people were wounded in bomb attacks on two mosques in western India today, sparking clashes in which six policemen were hurt by an angry mob, police said.
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Hardline Hindu groups in India plan a third day of protests against the arrest of a top religious leader.
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Up to 300 Hindu pilgrims are feared dead after a stampede at a Hindu festival in India, officials say.
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Sobbing relatives of Hindu pilgrims killed at a temple carried bodies for cremation on Wednesday and poured out their anger at police for failing to protect worshippers trampled to death in a stampede during a massive religious procession. The death toll rose to 258.
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The burning of a train that triggered India's worst religious riots in a decade was caused by an "accidental fire" and not by a suspected Muslim mob as first charged, a government investigation said on Monday.
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extent of unrest in rural China, fuelled by corruption and a growing gap between rich and poor. the Hui Muslim minority sparked rioting through the weekend.
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Indian police battled crowds of Muslim demonstrators today after a young protester was killed trying to stop the arrest of a religious leader in the southern city of Hyderabad.
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DHANFHIPARA, India - Dozens of rebels in battle fatigues sang Christmas carols in a bamboo church in India's restive northeast on Saturday as two of their leaders returned for Christmas after 20 years of self-exile.
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The leader of India's Hindu-nationalist opposition on Tuesday voiced concern over the growth rate among minority Muslims and Christians, urging them to practice family planning to preserve the nation's "unity and integrity."
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Firms and local authorities which &quot;ban&quot; Christmas, fearing that celebrations or references could offend other faiths, risk triggering an anti-Muslim backlash, religious leaders have warned.
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The retrial of 16 Hindus charged with murdering 14 people, most of them Muslims, in 2002 riots in Gujarat opens in Mumbai.
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Rising sea levels force millions  of Bangladeshis into India, fueling ethnic and religious  tensions that end in bloody riots.  In Africa, crops wither in the parched landscape of a once-lush  nation, bringing strife to the countryside and leading city  dwellers to clash with the army as they loot shops for food.
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At least 150 Hindu pilgrims have been killed during a stampede at a Hindu festival in India, officials say.
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WAI, India  - Authorities began an investigation  on Wednesday into the cause of a stampede and fire near a Hindu  temple in western India that killed more than 250 people during  an annual pilgrimage.
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MUMBAI: At least 18 people were wounded in bomb attacks on two mosques in western India on Friday, sparking clashes in which six policemen were hurt by an angry mob, police said.