Quran

India forces battle Kashmiris in streets; 8 killed (AP)

September 13th, 2010

An Indian paramilitary soldier guards a deserted national highway during a curfew on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. Police in Indian-administered Kashmir formally accused a key separatist leader of treason Sunday for allegedly inciting violence after participants in a massive anti-India rally torched government offices. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - Police say at least eight protesters have been killed in clashes with troops in Kashmir that have been partly fueled by a report of a Quran being desecrated…

2 killed in Afghan anti-Quran-burning protest (AP)

September 12th, 2010

An Afghan man walks past an election poster of parliamentarian candidate Mohammad Daud Kalakani in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, Sept. 12, 2010. Afghans will go to the polls for parliamentary elections on Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Two protesters died and four were injured as Afghans protested for a third day Sunday against a plan by an American pastor to burn copies of the Islamic…

Afghans protest Quran burning plan, torch US flag (AP)

September 9th, 2010

Pakistani lawyers burn a U.S. flag while rallying in reaction to a small American church's plan to burn copies of the Quran in Multan, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)AP - Hundreds of angry Afghans burned a U.S. flag and chanted “Death to the Christians” on Thursday to protest plans by a small American church to torch copies of…

Quran burning plan stirs outrage in Muslim world (AP)

September 9th, 2010

Pakistani lawyers burn a U.S. flag while rallying in reaction to a small American church's plan to burn copies of the Quran in Multan, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)AP - Hundreds of angry Afghans burned an American flag and chanted “Death to the Christians” on Thursday to protest plans by a small American church to torch copies of…

Top US commander: Burning Quran endangers troops (AP)

September 7th, 2010

Afghans burn an effigy of Dove World Outreach Center's pastor Terry Jones during a demonstration against the United States in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. Hundreds of Afghans railed against the U.S. and called for President Barack Obama's death at a rally in the capital Monday to denounce the American church's plans to burn the Islamic holy book on 9/11. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan warned Tuesday that an American church’s threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book the Quran could endanger U.S.…

Afghans protest US church’s plans to burn Quran (AP)

September 6th, 2010

Soldiers stand guard in front of Kabulbank, as people gather, in Kabul September 6, 2010. A senior opposition leader on Sunday urged Afghanistan's government and central bank to give clear answers about troubles at the country's top private bank after its top two directors resigned. Stopping short of calling for a formal inquiry, Abdullah Abdullah said answers were needed to avert a crisis at Kabulbank, whose customers include about 250,000 state employees. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)AP - Hundreds of Afghans railed against the United States and called for President Barack Obama’s death at a rally in the capital Monday to denounce an American church’s plans…