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South Asia
December 12, 2019
Nobel winner's army defense blasted in Myanmar genocide case
Lawyers seeking to halt what they allege is ongoing genocide in Myanmar slammed leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s defense of her ...
December 12, 2019
Sold to China as a bride, she came home on brink of death
Sold by her family as a bride to a Chinese man, Samiya David spent only two months in China. When she returned to Pakistan, ...
December 11, 2019
India's Parliament passes contentious citizenship bill
Indian lawmakers approved legislation on Wednesday granting citizenship to non-Muslims who migrated illegally from Pakistan, ...
December 11, 2019
Suu Kyi denies Myanmar genocide allegations at top UN court
Myanmar’s former pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday denied that her country’s armed forces committed genocide ...
December 11, 2019
India’s crackdown hits religious freedom in disputed Kashmir
For years, Romi Jan’s mornings would begin with the plaintive call to prayer that rang out from the central mosque in ...
December 10, 2019
US sanctions individuals suspected of human rights abuses
The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed economic sanctions on more than a dozen individuals suspected of human rights ...
December 09, 2019
Deadly India fire in one of thousands of illegal factories
Day laborers in one of New Delhi's most congested neighborhoods demonstrated against unsafe working conditions on Monday, a ...
December 09, 2019
New Delhi fire victims lived and worked in unsafe spaces
Mehboob Alam’s phone rang at 5:04 a.m. Sunday. It was his 38-year-old nephew, Mohammad Imran, pleading to be saved. A minute ...
December 08, 2019
America’s influence, once so dominant, waning under Trump
It’s whispered in NATO meeting rooms and celebrated in China’s halls of power. It’s lamented in the capital cities of key U.S
December 08, 2019
Devastating factory fire kills at least 43 in Indian capital
A fire believed to be caused by an electrical short circuit engulfed a building in India's capital on Sunday where handbags ...
December 07, 2019
Indian woman who alleged gang rape dies after burn attack
An alleged rape victim in northern India who was set on fire while heading to a court hearing in the case has died in a New ...
December 06, 2019
Indian police fatally shoot 4 suspects in gang-rape case
Police on Friday fatally shot four men being held on suspicion of raping and killing a woman in southern India after ...
December 06, 2019
India's Muslims split in response to Hindu temple verdict
India’s largest Muslim political groups are divided over how to respond to a Supreme Court ruling that favors Hindus’ right ...
December 03, 2019
NASA locates debris from India moon lander that crashed
NASA said Tuesday that it has found the debris from India's moon lander, which crashed on the lunar surface in September.
November 27, 2019
Bangladesh sentences 7 militants to death in cafe attack
A special anti-terrorism tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced seven members of a banned militant group to death Wednesday for ...
November 27, 2019
Buddhist nationalists claim victory in Sri Lankan election
In this mountain city that was for centuries home to Sri Lanka’s kings and in recent years has been riven by religious ...
November 21, 2019
Trump thanks Khan, Ghani for helping with hostages’ release
U.S. President Donald Trump has called Pakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan and Afghan president Ashraf Ghani to thank them ...
November 19, 2019
US, Australian hostages freed by Taliban in prisoner swap
The Taliban on Tuesday freed an American and an Australian held hostage since 2016 in exchange for three top Taliban figures ...
November 19, 2019
Sri Lanka’s new president may struggle to form government
Sri Lanka’s newly elected president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, may struggle to consolidate his victory. With many executive powers ...
November 18, 2019
Avalanche hits Indian army post in Himalayas, 6 killed
An avalanche hit an Indian army post Monday on a Himalayan glacier in the disputed Kashmir region, killing four soldiers and ...
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