Police in northwestern Pakistan say an attacker has blown himself in a mosque at a pro-Taliban seminary, killing a top cleric and five other worshippers and wounding dozens ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan.

A bomb blast at an Islamic seminary in northwestern Pakistan known as a historic training ground for the Afghan Taliban killed six worshipers during Friday prayers, police said.

Ramadan is a time of togetherness for Muslims, as they fill mosques for hours of prayer and share large, lavish meals with family, friends and neighbors after days of dawn-to-dusk fasting. In Indonesia,

The Islamic holy month of Ramadan is set to begin. Here's what you need to know about the period and how it's observed.