All Asia: South & Central
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.
Will terrible earthquake bring a fuller democracy in Nepal?Amid the rubble and homeless in Nepal, the country's political parties appear poised to finally enact a constitution. Has adversity brought opportunity?
Eight people linked to Malala attack are freedA Pakistani police official said the eight were released, due to a lack of evidence.
Behind exodus of desperate Rohingyas, a push from MyanmarLegally stateless in Myanmar, Rohingya Muslims have been driven into camps by violence. Tens of thousands have left their homes in Rakhine state for the open ocean in the hands of human traffickers.
Murder charges filed in 2013 Bangladeshi factory collapseThe investigation found the workers were forced to enter the building to work despite major cracks discovered a day before it collapsed, an official said.
Those who must work in deadly India heat waveMore than 1,400 people have died from high heat over the past 30 days in India.
Militants lay siege to guesthouse in Afghanistan's capitalAfghan security forces have been struggling to fend off Taliban attacks since US and NATO forces formally concluded their combat mission at the end of last year.
India heat wave grips parts of nation, more than 500 people killedSoaring temperatures have gripped parts of southern and northern India in an extreme heat wave which has killed more than 500 people, most of the deaths have been of construction workers, the elderly, or the homeless.
