Imran Khan defiant even as longer sentence looms
Imran Khan, Pakistan鈥檚 most popular politician, is facing a 14-year prison term this month in a case his party says is being used to pressure him into silence...
South Asia
Five Maoists killed in India
Indian troops killed at least five Maoist guerillas in the latest push to crush the long-running insurgency, with a separate bomb blast wounding two policemen, officers said on Sunday...
India opens largest religious festival for 400 million Hindu pilgrims
Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on Monday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organisers expecting 400 million people 鈥� the largest gathering of humanity...
Myanmar junta air strike kills 15 civilians
A Myanmar junta air strike killed at least 15 civilians and wounded 10 others at a market in a gold-mining area in northern Kachin state, a spokesman for an ethnic rebel group that controls the area said on Sunday...
Malala tells Muslim leaders not to 鈥榣egitimise鈥� Taliban
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday not to legitimise the Afghan Taliban government and to 鈥榮how true leadership鈥� over their assault on women鈥檚 rights.
Four bodies recovered from flooded India coal mine
Indian search and rescue teams had recovered four bodies from a flooded coal mine by Saturday evening, days after gushing waters inundated the facility.
Malala to visit Pakistan for girls鈥� summit
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai will attend an international summit on girls鈥� education hosted by her native Pakistan, where she was nearly killed by militants as a schoolgirl.
Junta air strike kills聽40 in Rakhine
A Myanmar junta air strike killed at least 40 people in a village in western Rakhine state, a rescue worker and ethnic minority armed group said on Thursday.
6 killed in India temple stampede
At least six people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in India, with several more injured, officials said on Thursday...
SL jails monk for insulting Islam
A Sri Lankan court jailed a politically influential, firebrand Buddhist monk on Thursday, putting him behind bars for a second time for insulting Islam and stoking religious hatred in the island nation.
Pakistan sisters set father on fire after rape
Two teenage sisters were arrested in Pakistan for killing their father by setting him on fire in revenge for rape, police said on Wednesday...
22 killed in NW Pakistan clashes
Three soldiers and 19 militants were killed in the latest clashes in Pakistan鈥檚 restive northwestern region, the military said on Tuesday...
Hundreds of Afghans detained in Pakistan
Afghanistan鈥檚 embassy in Pakistan said around 800 Afghans living in the capital have been detained by authorities, including some who are registered with the UN鈥檚 refugee agency.
Russia captures key town in eastern Ukraine
Russia said on Monday its forces had captured the 鈥榠mportant logistics hub鈥� of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine in what would be a key advance after months of steady gains in the area...
Nepal suspends helicopters in Everest region
Nepal鈥檚 airlines have halted helicopter flights to the Everest region after locals angry at the environmental impact and loss of income from trekkers threatened landing sites, aviation officials said on Monday...