Pakistani police raid hideout, kill 3 militants, including bombing mastermind; 1 civilian accidently dies in shootout

Freed by Pakistan's top court, Christian woman who escaped death row still lives as a prisoner, longing for her children

India's mega Hindu festival begins under cloud of toxic air, a sign that government officials are struggling to grapple with the country's worsening air pollution

Hong Kong Catholics are mourning the loss of their bishop with a Mass amid a low-key struggle among clergy over reconciliation between the Vatican and Beijing

India's lower house of Parliament has approved a bill that would grant residency and citizenship rights to non-Muslims who allegedly fled persecution in neighboring nations, despite protests in the northeast that brought the region to a near standstill

Retired head of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong Cardinal John Tong has been named the church's interim administrator in the territory, effectively blocking the succession of the highest-ranking serving bishop known to be critical of Beijing

Myanmar state media say 13 policemen were killed and nine injured in early morning attacks on police outposts in Rakhine state by the insurgent Arakan Army

Catholic nuns tell AP of enduring sexual pressure from priests in India, but the scale of the problem is cloaked in silence

Hasina is set to begin a third straight term as Bangladesh's prime minister after election victory, but critics fear her coalition's dominance in Parliament leaves space for her to be more authoritarian

Two women have entered one of India's largest Hindu pilgrimage sites that had been forbidden for females between the ages of 10 and 50, sparking protests across a southern state, with police firing tear gas in at least one place