Kunwar Khuldune Shahid in the Spectator on the killing of Salwan Momika, the Iraqi/Swede who protested against Islam by burning the Koran. There was a tragic inevitability to this, and Sweden has ...
Movies that win praise and prizes abroad are sometimes banned or heavily censored at home, where some religious, racial and sexual themes are considered off-limits.
Train and bus stations saw a surge in crowds as people continued to arrive for the festival, although some devotees remained nervous after the deadly crush.
MYANMAR’S military government extended a four-year emergency rule, further delaying plans for long-promised general elections as a civil war rages on. Read more at The Business Times.