Religion
Sri Lanka claims world's tallest artificial Christmas tree
Sri Lanka has unveiled a towering Christmas tree, claiming to have surpassed the world record despite constructions delays and a shorter-than-planned finished product
2 dead in Bangladesh raid on suspected militant hideout
Bangladesh's government says a woman and a teenager thought to be linked to a banned Islamist militant group have blown themselves up during a police raid on a two-story house in the nation's capital
New survey says India's Modi continues to be widely popular
Two years after sweeping to power, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to inspire confidence in a majority of Indians, who are pleased about the economy and see the country playing a greater international role, according to new survey
Pro-India Kashmiri lawmaker quits India's Parliament
A prominent pro-India Kashmiri politician has resigned from India's Parliament and from his regional party to protest a government crackdown in Kashmir that prevented people from offering Eid prayers for the first time in the troubled region
India's bustling Mumbai slows for festival to honor Ganesha
Devout Hindus in Mumbai set up statues of Ganesha, the elephant-headed god, to help them take away their worries
Animal sacrifices turn Dhaka streets into rivers of blood
Large-scale animal sacrifices marking the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha combined with heavy rains have turned the streets of Bangladesh's capital into rivers of blood
Annan: Myanmar mission to ease tensions, not probe rights
Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says his government-appointed mission to Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state is not meant to investigate human rights, but to come up with recommendations to ease tensions between Buddhists and minority Muslims
Myanmar's Rohingya minority welcomes Kofi Annan mission
Members of Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority have expressed hope that an independent panel led by former U.N. chief Kofi Annan will help end the discrimination and violence they face at the hands of the country's Buddhist majority
1,000 in Myanmar protest Annan examining religious conflict
More than 1,000 people protest former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's arrival at a Myanmar airport as he leads a commission aimed at resolving religious conflict in the country's west
1,000 in Myanmar protest Annan's role on Rohingya commission
About 1,000 people protest former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's arrival at a Myanmar airport as he leads a commission aimed at resolving religious conflict in the country's west