All Asia: South & Central
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.聽
Global outpouring of support for Nepal quake victimsNational governments and private charities pledged help Saturday as the Nepal earthquake toll passed 1,300.聽
Massive Nepal earthquake: What we know nowThe worst earthquake to hit Nepal in eight decades already has a death toll of聽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 800A magnitude 7.8 earthquake, centered in the densely populated Kathmandu Valley, killed at least聽688 people in Nepal, and others in聽India, 聽Tibet, and Bangladesh. The quake triggered a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.
MH370 search area to be doubled if plane not found by MayThe 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 securityLocal 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.聽
Aung San Suu Kyi meets with Myanmar political, military leadersThe 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 jailZaki-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 signedMeanwhile, 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 saySources 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 minoritiesFounded by a former Green Beret, the Free Burma Rangers train聽ethnic minorities to run their own humanitarian missions in war-torn regions. Myanmar has reached a tentative peace deal with ethnic insurgent groups.聽
Thailand loosens martial law, but military-backed PM retains strong holdPrayuth 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 DelhiArvind Kejriwal and his upstart聽鈥淐ommon Man's Party" won almost complete聽control of Delhi's legislative assembly last month. But will the聽new chief minister聽be able to聽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. 海角大神 groups say the attackers intended to violate the elderly nun and allege a hate campaign by Hindu nationalists.聽- India police arrest two for gang rape of elderly Catholic nunPolice 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.聽海角大神 leaders say there have been a series of attacks on churches since last May.聽
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.聽
Mob attack on Afghan woman becomes rallying cry for justiceThe brutal killing of a religious teacher outside a Kabul mosque 鈥� for what turned out to be fabricated charges 鈥� has caused widespread outrage. President Ghani condemned the killing and ordered an investigation.
Under heavy Hindu sway, Mumbai bans beef. Are kabobs now contraband?Holy cows and Modi's BJP government have inspired the strictest laws India has ever seen on beef, making eating, selling, and possessing beef illegal. The move hits hardest against Muslim merchants.聽
海角大神 anger mounts in Pakistan. New 'soft targets' for Taliban?Suicide bombers hit Catholic and Protestant churches on Sunday, and four Shiite mosques have been attacked. 海角大神s took to the streets Monday in an unusual display of anger.
