Pew Research Centre report says the US and UK are among countries showing a worrying rise in religious discrimination
Pakistan explodes in fury as south Asia’s Muslims join anti-US protests
Violent demonstrations leave 15 dead as Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka witness Islamic anger at America
Striking South Africa platinum miners agree deal with Lonmin
Miners to return to work after pay rise ends five weeks of bitter industrial action during which 45 people were killed
Kenyan troops close in on al-Shabaab’s Somali stronghold
African Union forces set to take rebel-held port of Kismayo, according to military, as rights groups fear civilian death toll
China-Japan row over disputed islands threatens to escalate
Anti-Japan protests spread amid reports that Chinese boats are heading for archipelago where Japanese activists landed briefly
Nigerian police kill Boko Haram spokesman
Abu Qaqa, one of few publicly known members of Islamist group, shot after trying to flee military checkpoint, sources say
Japanese firms close offices in China as islands row escalates
US defence secretary urges restraint as diplomatic dispute over East China Sea islands threatens countries’ close economic ties
Deadly clashes in Kenya fuel fears of election violence
Death of at least 116 people in coastal region raises suspicions of political motives and Somali involvement as elections near
France opens murder inquiry into Yasser Arafat’s death
Public prosecutor will try to establish if Arafat was poisoned with polonium-210
The abuse of dissenting Jews is shameful
Jewish diaspora support is vital for Israel, yet those who oppose its policies are demonised and vilified