Hundreds of people protested in Jakarta Wednesday against the local branch of the Buddha Bar chain, demanding its closure and saying it threatened interfaith relations.

Myanmar's reclusive military ruler Than Shwe toured one of Buddhism's holiest shrines Monday on a state visit to India amid protests in New Delhi and condemnation from rights groups.

About 150 Khmer Rouge victims gathered at the site of a notorious regime prison for a Buddhist prayer ceremony Sunday, on the eve of the first verdict at Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court.

A thousand years of Japanese history, from ancient Buddhism to "No" theatre or manga robots, takes centre stage this summer in Monaco with a giant show devoted to the land of the rising sun.

Relics of the Buddha will go on display near Switzerland's western city of Geneva at the weekend, organisers said Friday.

Nine people, including six military personnel, have been killed in two days of bomb and gun attacks in Thailand's insurgency-plagued southern provinces, police said Friday.

Thousands of Vietnamese have converged on a rubber farm after the discovery of a termite's nest resembling the image of Buddha, an official from the rubber company said Friday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Even after a career spanning five decades, jazz legend Herbie Hancock shows no signs of slowing down as he releases a new album of world music with a wide group of collaborators, from sitar player Anoushka Shankar to pop singer Pink.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's first "Religious Games" took place in the southwestern province of Yunnan this week, allowing Buddhist monks and Taoist nuns to compete with Muslims, Catholics and Protestants in a series of sporting events, local media reported.

Baptist food, Adventist warehouses and Buddhist money: In disasters, faith groups know roles. For every hurricane, earthquake or flood, there is help: food, bottled water, crews of volunteers nailing shingles to brand new roofs.

A two-year-old girl was injured in a shooting that killed both her parents in the latest bout of violence to hit Thailand's restive south, police said Sunday.

A two-year-old girl was injured in a shooting that killed both her parents in the latest bout of violence to hit Thailand's restive south, police said Sunday.

The Dalai Lama on Saturday criticised wildlife activists for staging what he said were violent protests over Japan's hunting of whales.

The Dalai Lama on Saturday criticised wildlife activists for staging what he said were violent protests over Japan's hunting of whales.

Tibetan exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived in Japan Friday for a speaking tour that starts at the weekend, the latest of his visits that have upset China in the past.

The United States on Thursday returned seven sculptures created in the great Angkorian era that had been smuggled from Cambodia, a US embassy spokesman said.

US returns 7 sculptures dating from Angkorian period that had been smuggled from Cambodia. The United States returned seven sculptures from the great Angkorian era on Thursday that had been smuggled out of Cambodia.

The United States returned seven sculptures from the great Angkorian era on Thursday that had been smuggled out of Cambodia.

At a Tibetan precipice: With the Dalai Lama nearly 75, what happens after he dies?. The question looms over this raggedy hillside town, a place where ancient mysticism constantly brushes against the realities of modern geopolitics. The monks who fled across the Himalayas ask it quietly, as do the exile politicians. Even the angry young activists are careful how they raise the issue.

At a Tibetan precipice: With the Dalai Lama nearly 75, what happens after he dies?. The question looms over this raggedy hillside town, a place where ancient mysticism constantly brushes against the realities of modern geopolitics. The monks who fled across the Himalayas ask it quietly, as do the exile politicians. Even the angry young activists are careful how they raise the issue.