RELIGION

Shia Muslims beat their heads and chests with chains and knives, and gash their heads with swords.

Controversial practice is discouraged by some Shia leaders, who say it creates a negative image.

Protesters form roadblock to raise awareness about Sikh deaths in India.

India is celebrating the Hindu festival of Dussehra, signifying the triumph of good over evil.

IBTimesUK presents a gallery of celebrations held during the nine-day Hindu Navratri festival, leading up to Dussehra.

National Commission for Minorities probe finds whole incident was pre-planned.

Holy See spokesman Father Lombardi condemns report on Pontiff's health.

Devotees pierce both cheeks and thread skewers through the holes. Some go a bit further.

Vice article alleges a woman went on a date with Dalai Lama in Cambridge in 1973.

Myth has it that on Vijaya Dashami, goddess Durga defeated and beheaded Mahishasura, the buffalo demon.

French couple Louis and Zelie Martin are the first married couple to be canonised by the Catholic church in modern times.

30 Jewish worshipers clashed with local Palestinians after illegally entering Joseph's Tomb compound in Nablus.

84 bishops have accused the UK prime minister of ignoring their offers to help house refugees.

Woman filmed by bus passenger threatening to kick pregnant Middle East woman 'in the stomach'.

A black woman was filmed in a racist rant against a group of Muslim women on a London bus.

The incident comes just three weeks after a Muslim man was lynched over rumours of storing and eating beef.

Reports suggest police opened fire on protesters in the Punjab after using teargas and water cannons.

The remains of Maria Goretti, one of youngest saints in in the Catholic Church, are on a tour of the United States.

Pope issues broad public apology for scandals 'either in Rome or in the Vatican'.

Islamic New Year, also known as the Hijri New Year, will take place on 13/14 October 2015.

Boris Johnson's Diwali event this weekend has been criticised for clash with Hindu shraadha.

More violence between Israel and Palestine as two Palestinian civilians killed in air strikes.

A mob clashed with police after villagers became infuriated over rumours of a cow being slaughtered.

Modi has appealed to Hindus and Muslims to work together following heightened tension over beef bans.

Louis Farrakhan is to lead the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March on 10 October.

'Beef party' held in protest over laws banning beef in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Colleagues allegedly believed yoga and mediation were 'Satanic'.

Warnings have been issues to mosques in the United States ahead of scheduled anti-Islam rallies.

Louis Farrakhan has come under fire for numerous controversial comments over the years.