All Asia: South & Central
Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian goes on trial in Iran for spyingAn Iranian security court on Tuesday held the first hearing in the closed trial of the Iranian-American reporter for The Washington Post who has been detained for more than 10 months, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Suu Kyi not invited to meeting on persecuted Rohingya MuslimsThe Nobel Peace Prize winner will not be joining a trio of fellow Nobel laureates at Tuesday's meeting in Oslo, Norway.
Was Farkhunda verdict just? Many Afghans think not.Lenient sentences for police who ignored a mob murder shows little regard for women's rights or real justice in Afghanistan.
Car bombing in Kabul latest in string of attacks on Afghan justice systemTaliban militants detonated a car bomb at the Afghanistan Ministry of Justice earlier today, the third institution related to the nation's justice system to be attacked in just over two weeks.
Afghan policemen sentenced to jail in connection with Farkhunda deathThe attack sparked protests in Afghanistan and reverberated around the world, highlighting the brutality women face in the country's conservative society.
Earthquakes turn trekking paradise Nepal into a nation of campersExtensive damage to homes - and fears of future earthquakes - has left hundreds of thousands living outside and created a tent shortage.
Rohingya migrants fleeing from Myanmar land in Indonesia, Thailand in escalated crisisMost of the 1,000 migrants fleeing persecution in Myanmar were crammed onto three boats that Indonesian fisherman towed ashore, while another 106 people were found on a Thai island Thursday and brought to the mainland, authorities said.
Search continues for US military helicopter in Nepal while quake death toll risesAfter two full days of searching, no sign had been found of the helicopter, which was on an aid mission in Dolakha district near Tibet when it lost contact on Tuesday.
Taliban attack on Kabul hotel a reminder of a fragile AfghanistanThe US has spent $110 billion on development in Afghanistan since 2002. But the country's future is far from assured.
Taliban claims responsibility for deadly Kabul guest house attackAn American is among 14 people who were killed in the attack in the Afghan capital.
Gunmen kill at least 45 Shiite Muslims in Pakistani bus attackThe bus was in a relatively deserted area on the outskirts of Karachi en route to an Ismaili Shiite community center Wednesday.
For Nepal's kids, earthquakes break school rhythmsApril's deadly tremor left around 1 million Nepali students without classrooms. And today's magnitude-7.4 temblor has further shaken efforts to restore the country's education system.- Latest Nepal earthquake: Death toll rises to 36A magnitude 7.3 quake hit hardest in remote mountain districts northeast of the capital of Nepal. At least 1,100 have been reported injured.
1,600 Rohingya, Bangladeshi migrants reach land while thousands remain at seaComing off the migrant drowning disaster in the Mediterranean, the UN and some member nations have recently met to discuss the situation in Southeast Asia.
How technology is saving lives and bringing help to NepalTechnology is changing not only how relief efforts are organized and deployed after the Nepal earthquake, but also how they can help on the ground.
Death sentences a sign of more justice for women in Afghanistan?Four men were swiftly condemned to die for participating in the mob murder of a woman in Kabul. But for most Afghan women victims, justice is out of reach.
Afghan judge sentences 4 to death for killing womanThe men were part of a mob accused of beating the woman, known as Farkhunda, to death after she was wrongly accused of burning a Quran.
Nepal quake: 'Shangri-la' tourism takes heavy hitNearly 800,000 foreign tourists visited Nepal last year. But with much of the country now in shambles, getting back to those numbers could take years.
India crackdown? Ford Foundation latest foreign NGO slapped by DelhiThe Ford Foundation joins a growing list of foreign non-profit organizations – including Mercy Corps and the Sierra Club – whose funds have been restricted by the Indian government.
Who is Farkhunda? Why 49 men are on trial for her death in AfghanistanIn Afghanistan, 49 people, including 19 policemen, are on trial for the brutal mob killing of an Afghan woman.
