Bookseller Waterstone's says it had to cancel a poetry launch after its author deliberately whipped up a "furore".

A chronology of key events

A poet is forced to launch his new collection in the street after a Christian group lobbied the bookstore.

European governments must do more to safeguard the right to free speech for critics of Islam who face threats from extremists, a think tank warns.

A Malian musician defends a track that is being removed from a Sony video game out of concern it may offend Muslims.

Writers in Jordan call for the immediate release of a poet arrested for insulting Islam in a collection of love poetry.

A romantic novel telling the story of one of the wives of Islam's prophet has caused controversy among Muslims - and its publication has been indefinitely postponed in the UK. But is The Jewel of Medina actually any good?

A Monty Python film is being shown publicly in Torbay for what is thought to be first time since a council "ban".

The arrest of a leading Malaysian blogger has raised fears of a new clampdown on free speech, Robin Brant reports.

A summary of the main potential flashpoints which have their origin in the Soviet era.

A novel about Prophet Muhammad's bride A'isha is scrapped over fears it could spark violence

The man believed to be al-Qaeda's commander of operations in Afghanistan, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, gives a rare TV interview.

The Church of England's two most senior figures express concern at the "marriage" of two gay priests.

Lithuania passes the toughest curbs anywhere in the former Soviet Union on the display of Soviet and Nazi symbols.

The BBC's Sadeq Saba has visited the Iranian holy city of Qom, the spiritual home of Iran's conservative Islamic establishment and the source of some of the most outspoken dissent against the system.

Traditionalists in the Anglican Church express anger over a ceremony said to be the Church's first gay wedding.

An Internet posting purportedly by the al-Qaeda claims responsibility for the car bomb attack near the Danish embassy in Pakistan.

The press in Serbia highlights the deep divisions caused by an EU pre-membership deal signed on Tuesday.

The UN secretary general condemns a Dutch anti-Islam film as a series of Muslim governments protest.

A controversial Danish cartoonist says he will sue the Dutch maker of an anti-Islam film over copyright.