Bangladesh police launched an overnight raid and killed a man who allegedly trained the Islamist militants believed to have carried out the July hostage-taking in Dhaka's diplomatic quarter that left 20 people dead including 17 foreigners

Correction: Myanmar-Kofi Annan story

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told Myanmar that the world is very concerned about the tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who have been living in camps in northern Rakhine state after fleeing violence from the Buddhist majority

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Monday for Bangladesh to step up efforts to fight extremist violence, come to terms with links between local and international militants and protect and promote human rights

Police in Kashmir say a young man was killed and dozens of other civilians were wounded in new protests against Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan region

Rescue workers surveyed the damage Thursday after a powerful earthquake shook Myanmar, killing at least four people and damaging 185 ancient Buddhist pagodas in the former capital of Bagan, a major tourist site

Myanmar's government has set up an advisory panel headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to find "lasting solutions" to the conflict in Rakhine state, where human rights groups have documented widespread abuses against Rohingya Muslims

Chinese state media say a top military officer visited Syria this week in a show of support for President Bashar Assad's embattled regime