Religious Beliefs

India's export restrictions hit Nepal's mass animal sacrifice festival

Animal rights activists applauded the court decision and told AFP they would press on with efforts to ban the slaughter in Nepal.

Nepal: Hindu devotees to defy protests over mass animal slaughter

Sword-wielding Hindu devotees will transform a remote corner of Nepal into the world's largest abattoir this weekend when they slaughter hundreds of thousands of animals in defiance of a growing chorus of protests.

Yoga not religious, so can be taught in schools: US judge

A California judge refused on Monday to block the teaching of yoga as part of a public school's physical fitness program, rejecting parents' claims that the classes were an unconstitutional promotion of Eastern religions