All Asia: South & Central
Pakistan wants to talk to its Taliban, but doesn't know what to sayPakistanis favor comprehensive peace talks with the Tehrik-e-Taliban, but the process has been held back by disagreement over how to compromise.
What's behind the attacks on Shiites in Pakistan? More than 300 Shiite Muslims have been killed in four major attacks in Pakistan since the start of 2013. Country-wide protests among Shiites and supporters have, however, yet to result in a full-scale crackdown on extremist militants.
Kerry pledges US help for India's massive higher ed needsUS Secretary of State John Kerry signed eight memoranda of understanding on education with his Indian counterparts.
After foreign tourists killed in Pakistan, tourism industry faces precipiceLocal tour guides have reportedly started to receive e-mails from tourists canceling their climbing reservations.
Armed resistance reemerging in KashmirIndia's prime minister toured the disputed region a day after one of the deadliest attacks on Indian forces in years. India is talking up development, but political dialogue is lacking.- Pakistani Taliban kill nine foreigners at foot of ninth highest mountainA Pakistani Taliban spokesman said the attack on nine tourists and one Pakistani guide was retaliation for the killing of the group's No. 2 in a US drone strike last month.
Mass hysteria outbreaks hit Bangladesh's garment workersDoctors say 'mass psychogenic illness' – not contaminated water – is to blame for recent outbreaks of sickness. Garment workers are fearful of workplace safety after a year of deadly accidents.
India to end state-run telegram service. Stop.Once a staple of authoritative communication across the Indian subcontinent, the telegram has lost too much ground to smartphones. One devotee is threatening a Gandhi-style fast.
Afghanistan: Women in parliament receive threats - from fellow lawmakersA backlash of conservative parliamentarians and protests against a key piece of pro-women's rights legislation may indicate the beginning of political efforts to once again curtail women’s rights.
Myanmar's youth wait for key fruit of reform: jobsAlthough Myanmar has passed a wave of unprecedented reforms, many of the country's young people lack skills, training, and jobs.
World No Tobacco Day 2013: India takes a close look at tobacco companiesWorld Health Organization and activists are criticizing tobacco companies' efforts at corporate social responsibility as thinly veiled marketing schemes on its 26th annual World No Tobacco Day, May 31.
After drone kills Taliban deputy, what will new Pakistan government do?With the first drone strike in Pakistan after its landmark elections, all eyes are on new leader Nawaz Sharif, who has spoken strongly against drones.
American NGO tries for transparency in rural Nepal workNyaya Health has set up a wiki to record its every move for the world to see as it brings health care to a remote corner of Nepal. But transparency turns out to be tricky.
After Maoist massacre in India, fear of worse to comeMaoist insurgents killed 29 people in an ambush of a political party's convoy in eastern India. The massacre had the government vowing a stepped up counterinsurgency and analysts worried about more violence.
What's an American lawyer doing in Afghanistan?Kimberley Motley, best known for defending a young girl imprisoned for 'adultery' after being raped and impregnated in 2010, is the first US lawyer to litigate on behalf of Afghans in Afghanistan.
Report blames Pakistan politicians, security for anti-Christian riotsNearly four years after deadly anti-Christian riots left nine dead, authorities released a 318 page report indicating Pakistan's security establishment could have prevented them.
Buddhists from Bangladesh resettle in Myanmar, Rohingya Muslims cry foulMinority Rohingya Muslims who have long alleged persecution by the Buddhists in Myanmar, say Buddhist families from Bangladesh are now being resettled on their land.
For India, worries of another 1989 moment in the regionWith NATO pulling out of Afghanistan in 2014, foreign policymakers in New Delhi are concerned that Pakistan may refocus militants on Kashmir.
Advocates begin to tackle India's child rape problemIn the wake of the December gang rape, advocates warn that three separate cases of child rape highlight a deeper problem that can no longer be swept under the carpet.
Why Afghanistan is nervous about the US troop withdrawalBy December 2014 the Afghan National Security Forces that have been built by the US and NATO will be left to largely stand on their own.
