Hundreds of protesters storm Swedish embassy in Iraq

Hundreds of protesters storm Swedish embassy in Iraq

(VOVWORLD) - Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad Thursday in response to a police decision granting permission for a demonstration in Stockholm where organizers are...
Muslim nations demand action after Quran burning

Muslim nations demand action after Quran burning

(VOVWORLD) - Muslim nations including Iran and Pakistan say the desecration of the holy Quran amounts to an incitement of violence and have called for accountability after a series of stunts...
UN, EU condemn Quran burning

UN, EU condemn Quran burning

(VOVWORLD) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the burning of a copy of the Quran by an Iraqi refugee in Stockholm, Sweden and underlined the need to take measures to...
Khmer monk dedicated to social work

Khmer monk dedicated to social work

(VOVWORLD) - Most Venerable Thach Dara of the Khmer ethnic minority group has run Thlot pagoda in the southern province of Tra Vinh for many years. He has launched many movements...
Buddha's birthday celebrated across Vietnam

Buddha's birthday celebrated across Vietnam

(VOVWORLD) - Activities were held in Da Nang on Thursday to celebrate Lord Buddha's 2,567th birthday. At Phap Lam Pagoda and other place of worship, Buddhists offered incense and...
Huong Pagoda festival opens

Huong Pagoda festival opens

(VOVWORLD) -The Huong Pagoda Festival opened on Friday (the 6th day of the Lunar New Year) in Huong Son commune, Hanoi’s outlying district of My Duc