Religion
Aide: Pakistani PM orders review of ban on Oscar-entry film
A Pakistani official says the prime minister has ordered a review of the ban on the country's Oscar entry, the movie “Joyland.”
Nepal Hindu Ferstival
Assailants fatally shoot Hindu man in Kashmir
Assailants have fatally shot a Kashmiri Hindu man in violence police blamed on militants fighting against Indian rule in the disputed region
Pakistan Prophet Birthday
Mosque blast at Interior Ministry in Kabul kills 2
A suicide bomber has struck at the center of Taliban power, setting off a blast at a government ministry building in the Afghan capital of Kabul
A Kabul hospital says an explosion at a government ministry mosque was a suicide attack, with at least 2 people killed
A Kabul hospital says an explosion at a government ministry mosque was a suicide attack, with at least 2 people killed
Death toll in last week's Kabul school blast climbs to 52
A tally compiled by The Associated Press shows that last week’s suicide bombing at a Kabul education center killed as many as 52 people, more than double the death toll acknowledged by Taliban officials
Famed US extreme skier gets traditional Nepalese funeral
A famed extreme skier from the United States who was killed after falling from one of the world’s tallest mountains was on Sunday given a traditional funeral at a Sherpa cremation ground as Buddhist monks officiated over a ceremony attended by family, friends and government officials
Death toll in Bangladesh pilgrim boat capsize rises to 66
Rescuers in northern Bangladesh have found more bodies from an overcrowded boat with Hindu pilgrims that capsized in one of the country’s worst recent river disasters, pushing the death toll to 66