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Ancient Maori war dance performed after New Zealand's deadly mosque attacks

An emotional Haka was performed on Saturday outside the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, where 41 died in Friday's attack on two of the city's mosques.

New Zealand

Christchurch shootings: Leaders react to New Zealand mosque attacks

Politicians and world leaders condemned the deadly shootings at two mosques in New Zealand on Friday

New Zealand

New Zealand mosque shootings: what we know

Christchurch mosque shootings: what we know

New Zealand

New Zealand: 49 dead in mass shootings at Christchurch mosques

Police in New Zealand say 49 people have been killed at two mosques when at least one gunman opened fire on worshippers.

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World News

Turkey's Erdogan opens Germany's largest mosque amid security lockdown

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wrapped up a three-day visit to Germany on Saturday with a visit to Cologne, where a security lockdown kept supporters and protesters away from a ceremony to open the country's largest mosque.

30 September 2018

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Watch: Syria's Bashar al-Assad attends morning prayers

Watch: Syrian state television shows Assad arriving at the al-Rawda mosque.

Indonesia

Watch: Worshippers flee from Bali mosque during earthquake

Security camera footage from the Masjid Agung Bangli mosque shows a line of worshippers suddenly get up and run as the earthquake hits, knocking panels from the ceiling onto the floor.

Austria

Austria closes seven mosques & expels 40 imams

Mosques & imams accused of not fostering a "positive mindset" towards Austria, and receiving illegal foreign funding.

Austria

Austria to close seven mosques and expel dozens of imams

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's right wing government announces crackdown on "Islamist ideology" andf foreign funding of religious groups.

Egypt

At least ten killed as Egypt continues military campaign in Sinai

Egypt's armed forces are waging an unprecedented battle to crush "terrorist organisations" by the end of February

13 February 2018

Egypt

Egypt mourns mosque massacre as the military strikes back

The death toll in Egypt's worst militant attack in modern history has now passed 300

25 November 2017

Egypt

Egypt's battle with an Islamist insurgency

Militants have killed hundreds of police and soldiers over recent years in Egypt but appear to have shifted tactics with Friday's attack on a mosque

24 November 2017

Egypt

Egypt: at least 235 people killed in mosque attack

Militants detonated a bomb and then gunned down worshippers as they fled.

24 November 2017

Afghanistan

29 killed and 64 injuried in Mosque

29 people are killed and 64 injured in an explosion at the largest Shiite Muslim mosque in Afghanistan's Herat province.

Israel

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to freeze contact with Israel 'on all levels'

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has announced that the Palestinian leadership will freeze all contact with Israel, as mass protests over new Israeli security measures at the al-Aqsa compound turn deadly.

Israel

Dozens injured in clashes at al Aqsa mosque

Musims protest over Israeli security measures imposed at religious site in Jerusalem - dozens injured in clashes

Israel

Five dead in Jerusalem shooting

Two police officers have died in a shooting outside Jerusalem's holiest site. The three gunmen were killed at the scene.

France

Man tries to ram car into crowd at Paris mosque

The driver apparently failed to get past protective barriers and no one was injured.

Iraq

Iraqi army reaches al-Nusri mosque complex in Mosul as last ISIL pocket holds out

Heavy street fighting slows Iraqi army in final push against ISIL in Mosul's Old City

Iraq

Shocking images of al-Nuri devastation

In a statement posted online, ISIL says the iconic mosque and its 840-year-old minaret were destroyed by a US airstrike.