Religion
Cardinal Zen, 5 others stand trial in Hong Kong over fund
A 90-year-old Catholic cardinal and five others are standing trial in Hong Kong for allegedly failing to register a now-defunct fund set up to assist people arrested in the mass anti-government protests three years ago
Boat capsize in Bangladesh kills at least 24 Hindu pilgrims
At least 24 Hindu pilgrims have been killed after an overcrowded boat capsized in northern Bangladesh
Taliban: Car bomb near Kabul mosque kills 7, wounds 41
The Taliban say a car bombing near a Kabul mosque killed at least seven people and wounded 41, including several children
At least 4 killed, 10 wounded after blast near Kabul mosque
A Kabul hospital says at least four people are dead and 10 wounded after a blast near a mosque in the Afghan capital
Taliban official: explosion kills 3 people in Afghan capital
The Taliban say at least three people have been killed and 13 others wounded in an explosion in the Afghan capital
Sri Lankan court summons ex-president over 2019 bombings
A Sri Lankan court has issued a summons ordering an ex-president to appear in a case alleging he failed to prevent suicide bomb attacks in 2019 that killed nearly 270 people
EXPLAINER: Why is Xi Jinping's Central Asia trip important?
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a visit to the neighboring Central Asian nations of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan this month in what would be his first overseas visits since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in late 2019
India's main opposition protests rising prices, lack of jobs
Thousands of Indians have rallied under key opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, who made a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government over soaring unemployment and rising food and fuel prices
Blast in Afghan mosque, officials report dead and wounded
A Taliban official says an explosion went off in a mosque in the western Afghan city of Herat, He says there were dead and wounded in Friday's blast, but could not give detailed casualty figures
Taliban officials say explosion went off in mosque in Afghan city of Herat, report killed and wounded
Taliban officials say explosion went off in mosque in Afghan city of Herat, report killed and wounded