All Asia: South & Central
- US drone strike on Taliban leader: Will it enable or impede Afghan diplomacy?Afghan Taliban leader Mansour, target of a US drone strike, was seen as an opponent of the peace process with Kabul. But killing him could backfire, analysts say.
- Afghan journalists face threats from Taliban, officials, and even familyThe Taliban used to take relative care not to target journalists, as a way to tell 'their side' of the story. But that has changed.
- As Afghan insecurity deepens, can Ghani government fight back?The Taliban – now in control of about one-third of the country – have vowed to conduct an unprecedented spring offensive. But the government is trying to counter more effectively – good news to truck driver Sayed Jan.
- Afghanistan peace deal with small militant group: A template for progress?The Afghan government expects to finalize a peace deal with the notorious militant insurgent group, Hezb-i-Islami, within days.
- Malaysia officials confirm Flight 370 debris found off Africa coastMalaysia Airways Flight 370: Malaysian transport minister says one piece is an engine cowling, and the other is an interior panel piece from an aircraft cabin.
- First LookKidnapped son of ex-PM of Pakistan heads home after surprise rescueA US-Afghan raid in Pakistan on a suspected al Qaeda compound resulted in the unexpected rescue of the kidnapped son of a former Pakistani prime minister.
- Pakistan tribal council members face trial for 'honor killing' of teenage girlThirteen members of a Pakistani tribal council, who killed a 17-year old girl as punishment for helping one of her friends elope, will face trial under anti-terrorism laws.
- Bangladesh terror attacks target culture of toleranceMuslim-majority Bangladesh has long been a bulwark against Islamist radicalism. That appears to be making it a growing target.
- One year after Nepal's devastating quake, victims still wait to rebuildThe Nepali government has yet to rebuild a single permanent house or school destroyed in the April 25 quake, the country's worst natural disaster in eight decades.
- Taliban spring offensive begins with deadly attack in KabulTaliban insurgents killed 28 people and wounded hundreds in an assault on a government security agency in the capital, Kabul.
- William and Kate retrace Diana's steps to Taj MahalWilliam and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of York, visited the Taj Mahal 14 years after his mother, Princess Diana, to wrap up their week-long trip to South Asia.
- In Pakistan, a textbook case of radicalization in public schoolsCurriculums that appear to sanction bigotry are now standard in K-12 government-approved schools. Leaders of the Sunday bombing in Lahore first attended such schools.
- Pakistan's Christians: the precarious position of a minority communityA spokesman for the Muslim group that claimed to carry out the Easter attack said Christians were targeted deliberately. Four questions about the community.
- Easter bombing shakes Pakistan's claims of 'crackdown' against TalibanPrime Minister Sharif says he has local militants under control. But a suicide bomb killing 72 in Lahore, mostly women and children, suggests another story.
- Easter bombing in Pakistan targeted Christians, killed mostly MuslimsA breakaway Taliban group, known as Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, said it targeted Pakistan's Christian community. But most of the 70 dead and 300 wounded in Lahore were Muslims.
- FocusAround world, doubts whether Trump could 'make America great again'The increasing possibility of a Trump presidency is feeding nations’ worries about everything from the continuation of their trade deals to military ties with the US.
- Six dead in protests for caste benefits in northern IndiaSix people were killed in clashes between soldiers and angry mobs demanding government benefits in a northern Indian state, officials said.
- Protests against India student leader's arrest spreadThe demands for the student's freedom in the Indian capital were met by mobs of Hindu nationalists, including many lawyers, attacking students and accusing them of being anti-Indian.
- In Nepal, earthquake survivors see progress, but can't yet taste itA harsh winter, an energy blockade, and delays to $4 billion in foreign aid have taken a toll, nine months after an epic quake. Nepal's new government says help is on the way.
- Iran says it flew drone over US Navy aircraft carrierThe report by Iranian state television said the drone flight occurred on the third day of the naval exercise, suggesting it happened Friday.