Sectarian Unrest

• Curfew Imposed in Myanmar's Second City After Riots

  Myanmar police imposed an overnight curfew in the country's second largest city of Mandalay on Thursday, after two nights of sectarian unrest that left two people dead.

• Two Killed in Sectarian Violence in Myanmar's Second-Largest City

  Two men were killed in a second night of rioting in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, a security official said on Thursday, the latest flare-up in two years of sectarian unrest between Buddhists and Muslims that threatens fledgling reforms.

• Death toll in Iraq violence up to 45, United Nations urges talks to end crisis

  The death toll in Iraq violence has gone up to 45 after more attacks on Tuesday evening, the latest in a spate of unrest sparking concerns the country could be sliding back to all-out sectarian war.

• 27 killed in wave of violence in Iraq, United Nations urges talks to resolve crisis

  Violence in Iraq killed 27 people on Tuesday, officials said, as the country's cabinet discussed how to curb unrest that has left over 500 dead this month and raised fears of all-out sectarian conflict.

• Pakistan government ends unprecedented full term amid criticism

  Pakistan's elected government completed its full five-year term on Saturday, the first in the country's turbulent history to do so, leaving a legacy of Taliban violence, sectarian unrest, chronic power cuts and a fragile economy.

• Muslims flee Myanmar unrest as death toll rises

  A new wave of sectarian violence in western Myanmar has left five people dead and dozens injured in recent days, triggering another exodus of Muslims to emergency camps, officials said on Thursday.

• State of emergency declared in western Myanmar, UN 'begins evacuation'

  The United Nations on Monday said it had begun evacuating staff from its base in western Myanmar where fierce sectarian unrest has seen deadly clashes between Muslims and Buddhists.

• Kofi Annan warns of 'all-out' sectarian war in Syria

  International peace envoy Kofi Annan warned on Saturday that Syria was slipping into "all-out" war, and a Syrian opposition figure said Russia had become part of the problem and should urge President Bashar al-Assad to quit power.

• Cairo clashes: 24 killed after attack on church

  Flames lit up downtown Cairo, where massive clashes raged on Sunday, drawing Christians angry over a recent church attack, Muslims and Egyptian security forces. At least 24 people were killed and more than 200 injured in the worst sectarian violence since the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak in February. The military clamped a curfew on the area ...