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Bahrain Sentences 4 Protesters to Death

A military court in Bahrain sentenced four Shiite Muslim protesters to death on Thursday for the killing of two policemen last month during demonstrations against the Sunni Muslim-ruled government ...

 

54 Shiite Muslim pilgrims killed in Baghdad suicide bombing

A female suicide bomber detonated a vest rigged with explosives among a crowd of Shiite Muslim pilgrims in northeastern Baghdad on Monday, killing 54 and wounding 109, marking the latest in a string of attacks that had unnerved the city ahead of pivotal national elections in March.

 

Pakistani Taliban claim Karachi bombing

The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for a bombing against a Shiite Muslim procession in the southern city ...

 

Bomber Kills 5 at Shiite Gathering in Pakistan

A police official says a suicide bomber has detonated his explosives outside a Shiite Muslim gathering in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, killing five people.

 

Riot police, protesters clash in Tehran

Political conflict and public piety converged on tension-filled streets in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday. Clashes erupted between riot police and opposition protesters as hundreds of people solemnly took part in an annual Shiite Muslim observance.

 

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