All Asia: South & Central
- Cricket meets Bollywood? An Englishman ditches tradition
Even an English cricket traditionalist has to admit that the Indian Premier League offers a raucous good time.
- India scales up military forces on disputed China border
India is creating a mountain strike corps of 90,000 soldiers along the 2,000-mile stretch. Just last year Chinese troops entered territory claimed by India, sparking a three-week standoff.
- Why Modi matters
His blunt style could galvanize India. Voters have high expectations of his ability to boost the economy, but many Muslims are nervous about the right-wing Hindu nationalist.
- Pakistanis wary of Modi's triumph in Indian election
Narenda Modi's victorious BJP took a bellicose stand on Pakistan during the campaign, but a deep partnership that lies beneath the tensions makes conflict unlikely.
- Modi takes India with eye-popping margin of victory
Narendra Modi's BJP was the first party to win outright in 30 years. It was a stunning triumph for Modi, who ran a presidential-style election campaign promising development and economic growth.
- India election: Voters expect big changes from frontrunner Modi
If Narendra Modi's right-wing BJP-led coalition wins an outright majority in India's national election, it will be thanks to voters in bellwether states like Uttar Pradesh.
- Indian election: Exit polls point to Modi-led coalition landslide
Narendra Modi's right-wing BJP appears headed for an election victory that would not require additional coalition partners. Official results are due Friday.
- On a slow night train to Benares, India
Peter Ford is in India to cover the national election. While a lot of things have changed since he first visited the country 35 years ago, rail travel isn't one of them.
- Long journey to better education in India's Himalayas
Hundreds of children from isolated villages in the remote Ladakh region make wintry treks on ice and snow to reach better classrooms — and improved economic opportunities.
- In Pakistan's polio epicenter, workers struggle against threats and suspicion
Health workers in Peshawar face militant attacks and resistance from some locals. Pakistan is one of three nations where the virus is spreading beyond its borders.
- TV for a vote? India steps up battle against illegal campaign money
The Election Commission has seized millions in cash and alcohol designed for vote-buying deals. Nearly 30 percent of sitting parliamentarians face criminal charges. There are efforts at reform.
- Pakistani court frees FBI agent, averting diplomatic spat
Joel Cox, an FBI agent on temporary assignment, was arrested Monday at an airport in Pakistan after a search revealed ammunition in his baggage. A court freed him on bail.
- India elections: Muslim voters warily eye frontrunner Narendra Modi
Modi, who represents a Hindu nationalist party, is widely blamed by Muslims for not averting a pogrom in Gujarat in 2002. The state's chief minister has since tacked to the center.
- Afghans struggle to distribute aid after devastating landslides
Aid workers and residents say that a lack of order, not a lack of supplies has left people still missing water, food, and shelter after landslides left up to 2,500 dead.
- Indian election: Can frontrunner Narendra Modi replicate Gujarat economic 'miracle'?
The man expected to be India's next prime minister is campaigning on his record of economic success in his home state of Gujarat. Residents of the state go to the polls today.
- How do Indian elections play in Kashmir? Mass arrests offer a clue
Police in India-controlled Kashmir arrested over 600 people ahead of tomorrow's vote for the Indian national election, in response to larger than expected youth protests last week.
- Why India's Narendra Modi can't succeed without regional parties
Narendra Modi is favored to become India's next prime minister, but he would need to secure the backing of powerful regional parties to form a government.
- Why Bangladesh's Rana Plaza survivors are back at work
One year on, some survivors of the factory collapse in Bangladesh have gone back to work. There are industry-wide efforts to improve safety, but challenges remain.
- Why Pakistan's largest private broadcaster may soon go dark
The attempted assassination of a leading journalist has provoked a furious response from Geo TV, which in turn has opened a rift in Pakistan's media and a threat to revoke its license.
- Mount Everest avalanche: Sherpas reconsider their perilous profession
A deadly avalanche last Friday near Everest base camp has led to walkouts by Sherpas angered by government compensation terms, throwing into doubt the plans of foreign mountaineers.