1.   A few years back, BJP leaders provoked a Hindu mob into smashing the ancient Muslim shrine at Ayodhya, igniting sectarian riots that killed thousands.

2.   Hindu pilgrims are returning to ancient shrines.

3.   Separate entrances and prayer rooms are to guarantee that Jews and Muslims do not clash in the ancient shrine known as the Tomb of the Patriarchs.

4.   Too much sentimentality about the Holy City and its ancient shrines ignores the distrust and hatred that gnaw at this place.

5.   We stayed overnight in a pricey hotel in Nikko, a mountainous city known for ancient Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples and natural beauty.

6.   An ancient Buddhist shrine has collaped from rain, snow and years of neglect in northeastern Afghanistan, eyewitnesses said Saturday.

7.   Islamic leaders in the northern state of Kashmir Sunday accused the government of preparing to storm an ancient Muslim shrine after closing it off to worshippers.

8.   Muslim leaders called a general strike that closed Kashmir on Monday to demand that the army withdraw from a town where an ancient Muslim shrine is located.

9.   Residents of the city marched from an ancient Muslim shrine in the center of the city to the Interior Ministry demanding peace.

10.   Soldiers continued searching for bodies of rebels in the smoldering debris of the ancient shrine.