All Asia: South & Central
Hindu-Muslim feelings raw as India awaits Yakub Memon hangingMr. Memon is the brother of the key suspect in the deadly 1993 Mumbai stock market bombing. After more than 20 years in jail he is scheduled to be executed July 30. As of Tuesday, only a grant of clemency from the Indian president is left for appeal. Many Indians consider him a political scapegoat.
Pakistan jolted by magnitude 5.1 earthquakeA magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit Pakistan, centered just 9 miles from Islamabad. Three people were reported killed when the roofs of their homes caved in.
Kashmir: Former India spy chief raises storm with memoir accusationsAmarjit Singh Dulat oversaw a successful counterinsurgency in Srinagar. His new memoir claims insurgent leaders were on the take. Critics say the account does what he did as spy chief -- divide the opposition.
At least 27 killed by stampede during Indian religious bathing ceremonyThe stampede was triggered by some pilgrims who were trying to retrieve their shoes, which had fallen off in the rush to the river bank, police said.
Disaster training in Bangladesh: What to do when the earth starts shakingA UN program expands to offer practical wisdom for all manner of natural disasters in developing Asian nations. Training in Bangladesh comes just after a powerful earthquake disrupts nearby Nepal.
India and Pakistan, neighbors with checkered past, to discuss combating terrorismCan new initiatives help alleviate decades of tension from wars, border skirmishes, and Kashmir?
India may criminalize name-calling: Free speech or hate speech?Racial slurs against Indians of northeastern origin could become a criminal offense, following a series of attacks on the minority community.
Myanmar schedules general election for NovemberIt remains to be seen whether or not Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party will participate in this fall's voe.
China is building two untested nuclear reactors on Pakistan's coastPakistan has agreed to the construction of two nuclear reactors in Karachi, a coastal city in a tsunami-prone zone. After the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan, scientists and civil society activists are asking why.
India's ruling party 'derecognizes' madrasas in Mahrashtra stateThe Bharatiya Janata Party argues that some madrasas provide only religious education and fall short in academics.
22 years a slave: Myanmar fisherman goes homeA seafood industry slave, Myint Naing was willing to risk everything to see his mother again.
Satnam Singh becomes first Indian to be drafted by NBA teamThe Dallas Mavericks selected the teenager, who's projected to start his professional career for the team's minor league affiliate.
Nepal quake: As monsoon hits, foreign donors pledge $4.4 billion in aidIn Nepal's worst affected district, the displaced are starting to move from tents to temporary corrugated steel structures. At a donor conference, Nepal's prime minister vowed today that aid would be handled responsibly.
As Pakistan heat wave starts to ease, criticism mounts of slow responsePakistan's prime minister declared a state of emergency yesterday – four days after temperatures in the southern city of Karachi rose above 110 degrees F. More than 800 people have died.
Doubts emerge over Indian Army 'hot pursuit' into MyanmarIndia claimed to kill many rebels in Myanmar and said its cross-border raid was facilitated by Myanmar's government. Both claims appear shaky.
UN report urges more volunteer opportunites for poor and lower-caste womenIn many developing countries, only more privileged women are able to influence decisions made in local government or community groups that affect the lives of women across social classes, says a recent UN report.
Great game: Polls in Pakistani Kashmir smooth way for epic China pipelinePrime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Party of Pakistan won a majority of seats in disputed territory crucial to a $46 billion China-built corridor from Xinjiang to the Indian Ocean.
In Kashmir, unexplained killings mount. A repeat of dark times?Many Kashmiris worry the Indian Army's explanation that militants are to blame is masking a revival of its old and hated counterinsurgency campaign.- At least 21 dead after Nepalese landslide, officials sayA number of people were injured, and dozens are missing with the number going possibly higher, as time goes by.
Why Indian troops are in 'hot pursuit' of rebels inside MyanmarSeparatist groups in northeast India have used Myanmar as a rear base of operations for hit-and-run attacks on Indian troops. Tuesday's cross-border raid may mark an escalation in India's counterinsurgency campaign.
