All Asia: South & Central
- Militants sentenced to life in prison for Malala attack, Pakistani court rules
The prosecutor's office announced the ruling Thursday on the ten militants who were accused of being involved in the shooting of Malala Yousafzai.
- Angry Nepal quake survivors block trucks in protest of slow relief
The Nepalese government was still struggling to fully assess the devastation wrought by Saturday's 7.8 magnitude quake that has killed over 5,200 people.
- Quake-stunned Nepal still awaits food, tents, and clean water
Aid groups have been slow to reach remote villages near the epicenter of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Saturday. Officials in Nepal said Tuesday the death toll had passed 4,600 people.
- Nepal quake: 'The earth hasn't stopped trembling.'
Many residents in Kathmandu spent a sleepless night outside after Saturday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake that left over 2,200 dead and toppled iconic city monuments. Amid large aftershocks, international aid is starting to arrive in Nepal.
- Global outpouring of support for Nepal quake victims
National governments and private charities pledged help Saturday as the Nepal earthquake toll passed 1,300.
- Massive Nepal earthquake: What we know now
The worst earthquake to hit Nepal in eight decades already has a death toll of 906 people in four countries and could rise as the scope of the damage is assessed.
- Devastating Nepal quake shakes four countries, killing more than 800
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake, centered in the densely populated Kathmandu Valley, killed at least 688 people in Nepal, and others in India, Tibet, and Bangladesh. The quake triggered a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.
- MH370 search area to be doubled if plane not found by May
The announcement removes some ambiguity about the future of the search as it was never made clear what would happen if the plane is not found.
- India bars funds for Greenpeace, calling it a threat to economic security
Local activists say moves by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government against the global environmental group are aimed at stifling legitimate dissent.
- FocusArts and theater in Pakistan: A front line against extremism?
The celebrated Rafi Peer troupe got featured at this year's Lahore literary festival, after surviving Islamist bomb attacks. But civil society and free expression in Pakistan may still be measured as one step forward and two back.
- Aung San Suu Kyi meets with Myanmar political, military leaders
The opposition leader sat down with government leaders and members of the military to discuss reforms prior to an election later this year.
- Alleged Mumbai attack mastermind released from Pakistani jail
Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, who was first granted bail last December, is one of seven suspects on trial in Pakistan in connection with the 2008 attack that killed 166 people.
- Iranian president says sanctions must be lifted when nuclear deal is signed
Meanwhile, the Islamic Republic's supreme leader stopped short of endorsing the proposed agreement with the West.
- US soldier killed in firefight between NATO and Afghan troops, sources say
Sources also report that two American servicemen were wounded during the gun battle that took place after a senior US diplomat left a meeting with a provincial Afghan governor.
- American warrior extends clandestine aid to Myanmar's ethnic minorities
Founded by a former Green Beret, the Free Burma Rangers train ethnic minorities to run their own humanitarian missions in war-torn regions. Myanmar has reached a tentative peace deal with ethnic insurgent groups.
- Thailand loosens martial law, but military-backed PM retains strong hold
Prayuth Chan-ocha said he will invoke a special security measure in the junta-imposed interim constitution called Article 44.
- India's 'Common Man' faces high expectations in New Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal and his upstart “Common Man's Party" won almost complete control of Delhi's legislative assembly last month. But will the new chief minister be able to deliver on his lofty campaign promises?
- India arrests two for Catholic nun's rape. Was it a hate crime?
The March 14 attack at a convent in West Bengal was initially treated as a robbery. Christian groups say the attackers intended to violate the elderly nun and allege a hate campaign by Hindu nationalists.
- India police arrest two for gang rape of elderly Catholic nun
Police also are looking for other suspects who ransacked the Convent of Jesus and Mary School in India's West Bengal state on March 14, stole cash and raped the nun. Christian leaders say there have been a series of attacks on churches since last May.
- FocusAs US draws down, can Ghani brake Afghanistan's economic slide?
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani told Congress Wednesday that his country was trying to stand on its own feet. The US government has poured nearly $1 trillion in war and reconstruction in Afghanistan.