Quran Burning Protests

Denmark's parliament on Thursday passed a law making it illegal to burn the Quran in public places, seeking to deescalate tensions with Muslim countries after a spate of Danish protests during which Islam's holy book was burned, causing outrage.

Iraq has ordered the Swedish ambassador to leave and decided to withdraw its envoy from Stockholm for permitting Koran-burning protest there, a government spokesman said Thursday.

Iraq has ordered the Swedish ambassador to leave and decided to withdraw its envoy from Stockholm for permitting Koran-burning protest there, a government spokesman said Thursday.

Iraq has ordered the Swedish ambassador to leave and decided to withdraw its envoy from Stockholm for permitting Koran-burning protest there, a government spokesman said Thursday.

Controversial US pastor Terry Jones has burned more copies of the Quran and a depiction of the prophet Mohammed to protest the imprisonment in Iran of a Christian clergyman, The Gainesville Sun reported.

A controversial Florida pastor has burned copies of the Quran and a depiction of the prophet Mohammed to protest the imprisonment in Iran of a Christian clergyman Youcef Nadarkhani.

More than half of Americans support President Barack Obama's apology for U.S. troops burning copies of the Quran, an incident that triggered a spate of bloody protests and attacks on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.

Five US soldiers took part in last week's apparently accidental burning of Qurans in Afghanistan, but they are unlikely to face public trial, the Washington Post reported on Friday.

Afghan authorities said on Sunday they have identified a suspect in the killing of two U.S. military advisers inside an Afghan ministry a day earlier and have launched a manhunt to track him down.

Rock-throwing protesters attacked a UN compound and clashed with police in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, as a fifth day of protests over the burning of Qurans left at least three dead.

Anti-US protesters tried to storm a US consulate and march on NATO headquarters in Kabul on Friday as violent demonstrations over the burning of Qurans pushed into a fourth day, killing 24 people.

After a third day of bloody protests over the burning of the Quran, there is a sense that America is lurching from one image crisis to the next in Afghanistan, with no clear path for U.S. officials to defuse the latest uproar.

President Barack Obama apologised on Thursday for the burning of copies of the Muslim holy book at a US military base this week, as violent protests raging nationwide led a man dressed in an Afghan army uniform to kill two US troops. The Afghans' furious response to the Quran burning - three days of riots in several cities nationwide - reflected th...

The Taliban urged Afghans on Thursday to target foreign military bases, and beat and kill Westerners in retaliation for burnings of copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, at NATO's main base in the country.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed for calm on Wednesday after clashes in several cities between Afghan security forces and protesters furious over the burning of Muslim holy books at a US military base left seven people dead. The anger over the Quran burning has sparked two days of protests across Afghanistan and tapped into anti-foreign senti...

Denmark's parliament on Thursday passed a law making it illegal to burn the Quran in public places, seeking to deescalate tensions with Muslim countries after a spate of Danish protests during which Islam's holy book was burned, causing outrage.

Iraq has ordered the Swedish ambassador to leave and decided to withdraw its envoy from Stockholm for permitting Koran-burning protest there, a government spokesman said Thursday.

Iraq has ordered the Swedish ambassador to leave and decided to withdraw its envoy from Stockholm for permitting Koran-burning protest there, a government spokesman said Thursday.

Iraq has ordered the Swedish ambassador to leave and decided to withdraw its envoy from Stockholm for permitting Koran-burning protest there, a government spokesman said Thursday.

Controversial US pastor Terry Jones has burned more copies of the Quran and a depiction of the prophet Mohammed to protest the imprisonment in Iran of a Christian clergyman, The Gainesville Sun reported.

A controversial Florida pastor has burned copies of the Quran and a depiction of the prophet Mohammed to protest the imprisonment in Iran of a Christian clergyman Youcef Nadarkhani.

More than half of Americans support President Barack Obama's apology for U.S. troops burning copies of the Quran, an incident that triggered a spate of bloody protests and attacks on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.

Five US soldiers took part in last week's apparently accidental burning of Qurans in Afghanistan, but they are unlikely to face public trial, the Washington Post reported on Friday.

Afghan authorities said on Sunday they have identified a suspect in the killing of two U.S. military advisers inside an Afghan ministry a day earlier and have launched a manhunt to track him down.

Rock-throwing protesters attacked a UN compound and clashed with police in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, as a fifth day of protests over the burning of Qurans left at least three dead.

Anti-US protesters tried to storm a US consulate and march on NATO headquarters in Kabul on Friday as violent demonstrations over the burning of Qurans pushed into a fourth day, killing 24 people.

After a third day of bloody protests over the burning of the Quran, there is a sense that America is lurching from one image crisis to the next in Afghanistan, with no clear path for U.S. officials to defuse the latest uproar.

President Barack Obama apologised on Thursday for the burning of copies of the Muslim holy book at a US military base this week, as violent protests raging nationwide led a man dressed in an Afghan army uniform to kill two US troops. The Afghans' furious response to the Quran burning - three days of riots in several cities nationwide - reflected th...

The Taliban urged Afghans on Thursday to target foreign military bases, and beat and kill Westerners in retaliation for burnings of copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, at NATO's main base in the country.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed for calm on Wednesday after clashes in several cities between Afghan security forces and protesters furious over the burning of Muslim holy books at a US military base left seven people dead. The anger over the Quran burning has sparked two days of protests across Afghanistan and tapped into anti-foreign senti...