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  • 18 May 2013   |   19 : 26   |   Life - Religion   
    Chinese held in Pakistani Kashmir over Koran abuse
    A Chinese man working on an energy project in Pakistan-administered Kashmir was being held Saturday after hundreds of protesters attacked his company offices over the alleged desecration of a Koran.
  • 12 March 2013   |   18 : 41   |   Incidents - Unrest   
    Hunger strike at Guantanamo after Koran searches
    Detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp have launched a hunger strike to protest interference with their personal effects, including Korans.
  • 13 October 2012   |   14 : 51   |   Politics - Laws & Initiatives   
    Canada bars US extremist pastor Terry Jones
    Notorious US pastor Terry Jones said Thursday he has been barred from entering Canada after an anti-Islam video he backs triggered violent protests across the Muslim world.
  • 20 August 2012   |   19 : 49   |   Incidents - Crime   
    Down's Syndrome Pakistani girl accused of blasphemy
    A Christian girl with Down's Syndrome has been arrested on blasphemy charges in Pakistan, accused of burning pages inscribed with verses from the Koran.
  • 12 July 2012   |   10 : 26   |   Politics - Politics   
    Democracy still 'preferable' in Muslim nations, survey says
    Democracy is still popular in six Muslim-majority countries, over a year after the Arab Spring, and the majority in some countries favors laws based on the Koran, according to a poll published Tuesday.
  • 20 June 2012   |   18 : 59   |   Incidents - Crime   
    US probe calls for punishment of troops in Koran burning
    A US military investigation has recommended disciplinary action for up to seven troops over their role in the burning of Korans at a base in Afghanistan.
  • 31 May 2012   |   12 : 45   |   Life - Religion   
    There is a black sheep in every flock: Head of U.S. National Council of Churches speaks of Koran burning pastor
    U.S. National Council of Churches condemns the behavior of the pastor Terry Jones who has publicly burnt the Koran twice.
  • 4 May 2012   |   15 : 19   |   Life - Religion   
    Iraqi aims to write world's longest copy of Koran
    Hussein al-Kharsan kneels, bent over a giant sheet of paper, laboriously writing the words of Islam's holy book, the Koran, in beautiful Arabic script with a traditional wood and feather pen.
  • 30 April 2012   |   10 : 44   |   Life - Religion   
    US pastor burns Korans to urge Iran clergyman release
    A controversial Florida pastor has burned copies of the Koran and a depiction of the prophet Mohammed to protest the imprisonment in Iran of a Christian clergyman Youcef Nadarkhani.
  • 18 April 2012   |   10 : 05   |   Politics - Military   
    Despite setbacks, US sticks to its exit plan in Afghan war
    The US looks determined to stick its plans for a gradual withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan despite a high-profile attack on Kabul and a series of damaging incidents.