An American man has been arrested for allegedly carving letters into a torii gate at a Meiji Jingu Shrine in Japan's Tokyo. Tokyo Metropolitan Police alleged that the 65-year-old man used his fingernails to carve five letters into the pillar of a torii gate at the popular tourist spot.

American tourist arrested for allegedly defacing Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Shrine

Ukraine's ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky has been slammed on Chinese social media for visiting the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, with some netizens calling it an 'insult' to the Chinese people.

'Disrespectful': Chinese citizens fume after Ukrainian envoy visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo

After remaining buried and lost for nearly 2,000 years, an ornate "blue room" has now emerged from the ruins of Pompeii in excavation. Thousands of years have passed since Mount Vesuvius erupted and left Pompeii in ruins, however, new and intriguing things continue to come up from the ancient archaeological site.

Discovery of a 'blue room' in Pompeii has archaeologists scratching their heads

Six people were killed and scores of others wounded in a bomb blast on Thursday (July 27) near the Sayeda Zeinab mausoleum, the most-visited Shiite pilgrimage site in Syria, said the interior ministry.

Six killed in bomb blast at shrine near Syrian capital

A holy site in Iran has come under a deadly attack, at least 15 people have lost their lives and ISIS has claimed responsibility for the same.

Iran shrine killing: One gunman arrested during the attack

In a tragic development, around 12 people lost their lives and 20 others got hurt after a stampede occurred due to a heavy rush of devotees at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, said officials on Saturday.

Stampede at India’s Vaishno Devi shrine: 12 dead, 20 injured

China's Association of Performing Arts on Sunday called for a boycott of a Chinese actor after photos of him at Japan's controversial Yasukuni Shrine taken in 2018 and 2019 circulated online and sparked outrage among Chinese netizens and media.

China boycotts actor after photos of visit to Japan's Yasukuni Shrine

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sent a ritual offering on Wednesday to the controversial Yasukuni shrine that honours war dead, including perpetrators of the country's World War II atrocities on its neighbours.

Japan PM sends offering to controversial shrine honouring war dead 

In India, where many admire President Donald Trump, one rural farmer worshipped him like a god, praying to a life-size statue of Trump in his backyard every morning.

From rural India, he worshipped Trump and built a shrine

At least 31 pilgrims died on Tuesday in a stampede at a major shrine in Iraq's Karbala where they were marking the holy day of Ashura, the country's health ministry said.

At least 31 killed in Iraq's Karbala shrine stampede

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