3 killed in Taliban attack on Pak Shiite mosque

At least three people were killed and seven others injured today when a Taliban militant attacked a minority Shiite mosque in Pakistan's garrison city of Rawalpindi, the latest in a series of......

61 killed in suicide bomb attack in Shiite mosque in Pakistan

A rescue worker steps outside where victims' shoes are scattered after an explosion in a Shiite mosque in Shikarpur, located in Pakistan's Sindh province. Photograph: Amir Hussain/ Reuters At......

At least 20 killed in Shiite mosque attack in Afghanistan

At least 20 people have been killed in an explosion inside a Shiite Muslim mosque in western Afghanistan. The Jawadia mosque, said to be the site of the blast, is in the Dehr Abad area in Herat......

SC refers excommunication among Bohra Muslims to 9-judge bench

The Supreme Court on Friday referred the issue of the practice of excommunication in the Dawoodi Bohra community to a larger nine-judge bench. IMAGE: Members of the Dawoodi Bohra community offer......

Pakistan dominate after Imam hundred against Australia

• Scorecard IMAGE: Imam-ul-Haq closed out the opening day of the first Test on 132 not out while Azhar Ali looked solid on 64 not out. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Imam-ul-Haq crafted his......

Colin Powell cancels Athens visit

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell abruptly canceled plans to attend the Olympics closing ceremonies in Athens on Sunday in part because of events in Iraq and Sudan, the State Department......