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Pak School Teacher Killed By Colleague, Students For "Blasphemy": Police
Delhi Weather: A teacher at an all-girls religious school was killed by a woman colleague and two students who accused her of blasphemy, Pakistan police said Wednesday, the latest murder in the country related to the hugely sensitive issue.
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US Asks Pakistan To Act After American Charged With Blasphemy Killed In Court
The United States urged Pakistan on Thursday to take action over the killing of an American national in a crowded courtroom as he faced trial for blasphemy.
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Pakistan Capital Tense As Military Silent On Protests
Pakistan's capital was tense Sunday after attempts to disperse anti-blasphemy protests by Islamists ended in deadly violence, as the military appeared hesitant to respond to a government call for help.
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Executed Pakistani Hailed As Hero Of Islam For Supporting Blasphemy Law
Tens of thousands of supporters today cheered and threw flowers at the casket of a bodyguard executed for killing the governor of Pakistan's most populous province over his call to reform a strict blasphemy law.
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Court Overturns Death Sentences in Mob Killing of Afghan Woman: Judge
An Afghan appeal court has overturned the death sentences given to four men for the lynching in March of a woman falsely accused of blasphemy in Kabul, a judge said Thursday.
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Islamic State Beheads Four Men for Blasphemy in Syria: Reports
Islamic State's self-declared police force in western Syria decapitated four men after accusing them of blasphemy, a rights group monitoring the Syrian conflict said on Saturday.
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Pakistani Policeman Uses Axe to Kill Blasphemy Accused: Officials
A Pakistani policeman used an axe to kill a man arrested for allegedly committing blasphemy, officials said on Thursday, days after an enraged mob murdered a Christian couple accused of the same crime.
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United States Urges Pakistan to Probe Lawyer's Killing
The United States Friday called on Pakistan to investigate the killing of a lawyer shot dead for defending a university lecturer accused of blasphemy under strict laws against defaming Islam.
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US Urges Pakistan to Probe Lawyer Rashid Rehman's Killing
The United States on Friday called on Pakistan to investigate the killing of a lawyer shot dead for defending a university lecturer accused of blasphemy under strict laws against defaming Islam.
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United Nations chief appeals for peace and calm in Bangladesh
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today called for peace and calm in Bangladesh as he expressed concern over the current wave of violence in the country. More than 30 people have been killed in the country so far after Islamist hardliners began protests demanding a tougher blasphemy law.
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Four shot dead in Bangladesh protest over bloggers
Islamists demanding the execution of bloggers they accuse of blasphemy clashed with police in Bangladesh for a third straight day on Sunday, and at least four protesters were killed when police opened fire.
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Iranian foundation ups price on Salman Rushdie's head
An Iranian religious foundation has increased its reward for the killing of British author Salman Rushdie, in response to a US-made film that mocks the Prophet Mohammad, sparking protests across the Muslim world.
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Pak police arrests man who offered Rs 20 million for killing Taseer
Pakistani police have arrested a man who had announced a Rs 20 million prize for anyone who killed Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer for opposing the country's controversial blasphemy law.Sardar Ebaad Dogar of Khangarh near Multan was arrested yesterday shortly after Taseer was gunned down by a guard who claimed he was angered by the Governor's opposi...
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Pak School Teacher Killed By Colleague, Students For "Blasphemy": Police
Delhi Weather: A teacher at an all-girls religious school was killed by a woman colleague and two students who accused her of blasphemy, Pakistan police said Wednesday, the latest murder in the country related to the hugely sensitive issue.
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US Asks Pakistan To Act After American Charged With Blasphemy Killed In Court
The United States urged Pakistan on Thursday to take action over the killing of an American national in a crowded courtroom as he faced trial for blasphemy.
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Pakistan Capital Tense As Military Silent On Protests
Pakistan's capital was tense Sunday after attempts to disperse anti-blasphemy protests by Islamists ended in deadly violence, as the military appeared hesitant to respond to a government call for help.
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Executed Pakistani Hailed As Hero Of Islam For Supporting Blasphemy Law
Tens of thousands of supporters today cheered and threw flowers at the casket of a bodyguard executed for killing the governor of Pakistan's most populous province over his call to reform a strict blasphemy law.
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Court Overturns Death Sentences in Mob Killing of Afghan Woman: Judge
An Afghan appeal court has overturned the death sentences given to four men for the lynching in March of a woman falsely accused of blasphemy in Kabul, a judge said Thursday.
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Islamic State Beheads Four Men for Blasphemy in Syria: Reports
Islamic State's self-declared police force in western Syria decapitated four men after accusing them of blasphemy, a rights group monitoring the Syrian conflict said on Saturday.
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Pakistani Policeman Uses Axe to Kill Blasphemy Accused: Officials
A Pakistani policeman used an axe to kill a man arrested for allegedly committing blasphemy, officials said on Thursday, days after an enraged mob murdered a Christian couple accused of the same crime.
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United States Urges Pakistan to Probe Lawyer's Killing
The United States Friday called on Pakistan to investigate the killing of a lawyer shot dead for defending a university lecturer accused of blasphemy under strict laws against defaming Islam.
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US Urges Pakistan to Probe Lawyer Rashid Rehman's Killing
The United States on Friday called on Pakistan to investigate the killing of a lawyer shot dead for defending a university lecturer accused of blasphemy under strict laws against defaming Islam.
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United Nations chief appeals for peace and calm in Bangladesh
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today called for peace and calm in Bangladesh as he expressed concern over the current wave of violence in the country. More than 30 people have been killed in the country so far after Islamist hardliners began protests demanding a tougher blasphemy law.
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Four shot dead in Bangladesh protest over bloggers
Islamists demanding the execution of bloggers they accuse of blasphemy clashed with police in Bangladesh for a third straight day on Sunday, and at least four protesters were killed when police opened fire.
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Iranian foundation ups price on Salman Rushdie's head
An Iranian religious foundation has increased its reward for the killing of British author Salman Rushdie, in response to a US-made film that mocks the Prophet Mohammad, sparking protests across the Muslim world.
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Pak police arrests man who offered Rs 20 million for killing Taseer
Pakistani police have arrested a man who had announced a Rs 20 million prize for anyone who killed Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer for opposing the country's controversial blasphemy law.Sardar Ebaad Dogar of Khangarh near Multan was arrested yesterday shortly after Taseer was gunned down by a guard who claimed he was angered by the Governor's opposi...
