The Iraqi health ministry said on Tuesday that 31 people had been killed and 100 others wounded in a stampede during Shiite Ashura celebrations in the...
Nigerian police fired tear gas Thursday to disperse anti-government demonstrations by Shiite Muslims in the capital, Abuja, and also in Kaduna state.
Justice Gideon Kurada of Kaduna High Court has denied Shi'ite leader Ibrahim Zakzaky bail citing lack of substantial medical evidence