The observance of Ramadan will see Muslims around the world fasting and forgoing liquids from dawn to dusk
More than 100,000 Shia Muslims have pledged to support the volunteers.
Ramadan is considered the most sacred month for Muslims.
Activists say Bala's case is not isolated in Nigeria where family honour is important.
The birth of Saint John the Baptist is one of the most important Catholic feast days in Spain.
The Feast Day of St John the Baptist is celebrated in several bizarre ways in the Philippines.
Radical Free Movement created to spread awareness on dangers of sharia law as state law.
In the six-minute clip, a couple are shown having sex at various locations around the city, including the church.
Seven-judge panel ratifies lower court verdict that use of the word 'Allah' not an integral part of Christian faith.
Khloe Kardashian was in full Native American attire in this picture posted to her Instagram.
5,000 Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association members gather in Surrey to reject religious extremism.
A look at how different types of Pagans celebrate Summer Solstice
Photos of volunteers young and old joining the Iraqi Army to fight Islamic militants.
Israel has intensified its hunt for three Jewish teenagers who went missing on 12 June.
Leader of the Roman Catholic Church branded the Pope mobile a 'sardine can'.
Portraits of fighters on both sides of the conflict as well as ordinary people caught up in it.
Huge production of La Traviata opens tonight in a vast expanse of desert near the Dead Sea.
Violent clashes broke out on Friday morning in a temple complex which houses the holiest Sikh shrine, injuring at least a dozen people.
The village of Oradour-sur-Glane has been left as a ruin a reminder of the horrors of war
How about using the moon for off-planet storage in case anything happens to the Earth?
Church of England want burial grounds near HS2 protected.
The online petition has over 100,000 signatures and the matter may be debated in the House of Commons.
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Fourth victim in suspected anti-Semitic attack dies in hospital, Jewish leaders announce.
Reports say Israeli couple and museum volunteer killed when lone gunman opened fire at Jewish Museum of Belgium.
Bosses at museum say the fossilised remains of Ebenezer the allosaur prove Biblical story of Noah's flood 4,300 years ago.
Lawsuit claims that sisters were targeted while enrolled in high-school Spanish class.