After Dalai Lama, Aga Khan gets Canadian honour

TORONTO - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Friday bestowed honorary citizenship on the Aga Khan and laid the foundation stone of what would be one of the largest Muslim art and culture centres in North America.

Canada bestows honorary Canadian citizenship on the Aga Khan

Canada grants honorary citizenship to the Aga Khan

Spanish city bans full veils in public buildings

LERIDA - The Spanish city of Lerida Friday banned women from wearing veils that fully cover the face in its public buildings.

Gunmen attack 2 mosques of minority sect during Friday prayers in Pakistan

2 minority sect mosques attacked in Pakistan

‘SGPC polls not possible during this year’

CHANDIGARH - The elections to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the mini-parliament of Sikh religion, are not possible this year or even by early 2011, an official Friday said.

Towering cross on mountain in southern Illinois draws thousands of tourists, ire from atheist

Illinois cross draws tourists, ire from atheist

Monks upset over Dalai Lama not raising temple issue

PATNA - Buddhist monks in Bihar are disappointed that Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama did not raise the demand for Buddhist control over the management of the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya during his visit here.