Demonstrators say the quota system benefits the children of pro-government groups and demand it be scrapped.Student activists in Dhaka shout slogans before they submit their memorandum on quota reforms for government jobs to Bangladesh's president [Munir Uz Zaman/AFP] 15 Jul 2024 | Updated:  15 Jul 2024 06:00 PM (GMT) Violent clashes between people loyal to Bangladesh’s...

Photos: Muslims worldwide mark Ashura Ashura is marked on the 10th day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, by all Muslims.Shia Muslims take part in a religious procession on the ninth day of the Islamic month of Muharram, in Lahore, Pakistan. [Arif Ali/AFP] Tens of thousands of Muslims across the globe on Tuesday observed Ashura, an annual commemoration mourning the...

Photos: Muslims worldwide mark Ashura Ashura is marked on the 10th day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, by all Muslims.Shia Muslims take part in a religious procession on the ninth day of the Islamic month of Muharram, in Lahore, Pakistan. [Arif Ali/AFP] Tens of thousands...