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  23 Shia pilgrims killed in bomb blast in a bus in Pakistan

  World | Jan 21, 2014, 11:55 PM IST

  Karachi: Twenty-three Shia pilgrims, including women, returning from Iran were killed today when a powerful bomb blast hit a bus in the restive Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan.Another 32 people were injured in the blast

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  Lakhs Of Shia Pilgrims Assemble At Karbala

  India | Dec 27, 2009, 03:44 PM IST

  Hundreds of thousands of Shia Muslims have gathered in the Iraqi city of Karbala for marking the end of the religious eve of Ashura.The final processions will take place under tight security with more than