11 hours ago - By Hiroko Tabuchi, AP Writer
Japan's Supreme Court will rule next week on a suit challenging the constitutionality of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to a Tokyo war shrine, court officials said Tuesday.
Jun 8 - By Dinesh Ramde, AP Writer
Authorities arrested a man and were searching for a teenager after vandals spraypainted a historic monastery with the number 666 and the phrase "Happy Birthday Satan."
May 18 - By Associated Press
Iraqis armed with bombs destroyed a Sunni Arab shrine near the volatile city of Baqouba on Thursday in an apparent reprisal attack less than a week after similar bombings heavily damaged six Shiite shrines in the area.
May 13 - By Associated Press
A series of roadside bombs and explosions damaged a Shiite shrine east of the volatile city of Baqouba late Saturday, police and the Interior Ministry said.
Apr 27 - By Kozo Mizoguchi, AP Writer
Nearly two dozen Japanese ruling party lawmakers worshipped at a Tokyo war shrine on Friday, defying protests by China and South Korea against such visits.
Apr 25 - By Kana Inagaki, AP Writer
China's refusal to hold a summit with Japan because of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to a Tokyo war shrine is "incomprehensible," he said Tuesday.
Apr 2 - By Kana Inagaki, AP Writer
The front-runner to succeed Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi suggested Monday that he would visit a shrine honoring Japan's war dead if elected, despite the damage such visits have done to Japan's relations with China and South Korea.
Mar 22 - By Sutin Wannabovorn, AP Writer
The man who was beaten to death by an enraged mob after he destroyed a Hindu shrine had a history of mental illness, and authorities were investigating whether he had ties to Muslim extremists, police said Wednesday.
Feb 23 - By Sam F. Ghattas, AP Writer
Tens of thousands of Lebanese Shiites beat their chests in mourning and shouted anti-American slogans in a rally Thursday to protest the bombing of a Muslim shrine in Iraq.
Feb 23 - By Associated Press
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed the United States and Israel on Thursday for the destruction of a Shiite shrine's golden dome in Iraq, saying it was the work of "defeated Zionists and occupiers."
Feb 22 - By Associated Press
A Shiite political leader said Wednesday that U.S. Zalmay Khalilzad shares some of the responsibility for the bombing of a major Shiite shrine because of his criticism of Shiite-led security forces
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