Police hunt killer of New York imam and his assistant

NEW YORK // A gunman shot and killed a New York imam and his assistant near their mosque in the borough of Queens setting off fear and anguish among the community's Bangladeshi Muslims. Although police said no motive had been established for the killing of Maulama Akonjee, 55, and 64-year-old Thara Uddin on Saturday afternoon near the Al Furqan Jame Masjid mosque, community members worried the slayings could be rooted in intolerance. "There's nothing in the preliminary investigation to indicate that they...