All Asia: South & Central
Could mining bonanza be Afghanistan's next source of funding?Afghanistan is weighing new regulations to extract its natural resources worth nearly $1 trillion. As foreign aid declines with the NATO forces withdrawal in 2014, this could bring the Afghan government new sources of income.
Can Pakistan drive the Taliban out of its tribal belt?With the 2014 withdrawal of NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan looming, Pakistan is turning its attention to the impoverished tribal areas where regional terror groups have long sought haven.
Pakistan elections: Who's running? This election will mark the first transfer of power from one government to another without any military interference. Here is a look at the main candidates for prime minister.
Story changes? Diplomat now said to be on foot when killed in AfghanistanA witness contradicts the story told to relatives of the young diplomat Anne Smedinghoff that her group was traveling in an armored vehicle.
Musharraf returns to 'save Pakistan,' but nation skepticalGeneral Pervez Musharraf ruled Pakistan for nine years until pushed into self-imposed exile. He returned today to stand for parliamentary elections in May.
Pakistan's education crisis: What ever happened to Malala's friends?Almost half a year after Malala Yousafzai was attacked on her school bus, the two girls injured alongside her also symbolize Pakistan's uphill battle with girls' education.
Latest gang rape in India highlights risks for women, this time foreignersPolice have made three arrests in the alleged gang rape of a Swiss tourist who was camping on a bicycle trip with her husband.
Pakistan's parliament makes historyPakistan's parliament became the first since the country's founding in 1947 to complete a full term of five years. That sets the stage for elections.
After years of nonviolent protest, could Kashmiris return to the gun?A pro-Pakistan militant group claimed responsibility for an attack today on a paramilitary compound that killed five Indian police.
Pakistan arrests members of anti-Christian mob, but convictions rareUpset over an alleged blasphemy incident, a mob in Lahore destroyed at least 50 Christian homes over the weekend. Such violence against religious minorities is rarely punished in Pakistan.
USAID to put $300 million into women's rights in AfghanistanCan aid agencies and other foreign actors, even with $300 million, truly influence attitudes in a society that has so long treated women as second-class citizens?
Sardines in India latest indicator of how your food is on the moveMumbai’s new sardine bounty is an example of how warmer temperatures may be redrawing the world’s geographic distribution of food with potential implications for what and how we eat.
From wooden skis to Olympic hopefuls: Why Pakistan's Air Force is training skiiersIn Pakistan's isolated Naltar Valley the Pakistani Air Force is training children who learned to ski on wooden planks tied to boots with wire for the 2014 Winter Olympics.- India's 'human safaris' banned, as fight for tribal rights goes onIndia finally halted the practice of allowing tourists to ogle the native tribes of a secluded Island in the Andaman Islands. But with a growing tourism industry there, the battle might not be over.
Out of the sheds: Women fight segregation in rural NepalFor generations, the custom of chaupadi forced menstruating women to sleep outside of their homes in small sheds or in the family stable.
Pakistan textbooks raise debate about 'curriculum of hate'Government-sanctioned textbooks across Pakistan contain numerous examples of anti-minority and anti-Western language, prompting activists to encourage teachers to stop using them.
Afghan president orders US troops out of volatile province on Kabul's flankPresident Hamid Karzai has asked US Special Forces to leave Wardak Province, raising concerns about how security might be affected in Afghanistan's capital city.
For some Indians, latest bombing brings sense of déjà vuSuleman Sultan, a survivor of a blast almost identical to the recent attack in Hyderabad, says the government's response is following the same old script.
India to investigate Hyderabad bomb blasts, eyes the Indian Mujahideen ... againBut as India investigates the Hyderabad bomb blasts, analysts are highlighting India's past failure to crack terrorism cases.
For India's 'untouchables,' a rare moment of inclusionIn a major break from caste system constraints, some of India's Brahmins welcomed a group of India's lowest ranking members to join a Hindu ritual historically closed to them.
