MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (Reuters) - The Buddhist monk grabbed a young Muslim girl and put a knife to her neck. "If you follow us, I'll kill her," the monk taunted police, according to a witness, as a ...

Buddhist monks have been widely blamed for instigating the spread of sectarian violence targeting Muslims in Myanmar over the past year. But in Lashio, scene of the latest round of rioting last week, ...

MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) – A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday _ one of them to a life term _ in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was ...

Buddhist monks from across Myanmar will gather today for talks about the religious violence that has shaken the country, after some of them were implicated in attacks on Muslims. Deadly unrest -- ...

Thai Buddhists have offered to help a network of hardline anti-Muslim Myanmar monks set up a radio station to spread their message across a nation where sectarian hatred is on the rise. More than a ...

Protesters shout slogans against Rohingya boat migrants originating from Myanmar, who are largely seen as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and referred to as 'Bengali', during a demonstration in ...

Buddhist monks and Muslims in the Indian Himalayan territory of Ladakh turned out to vote Monday, demanding statehood and that their local culture be protected in the overwhelmingly Hindu nation. The ...

MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (Reuters) - The Buddhist monk grabbed a young Muslim girl and put a knife to her neck. "If you follow us, I'll kill her," the monk taunted police, according to a witness, as a ...

MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) — A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday — one of them to a life term — in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was ...