Pakistan's Christians have welcomed the elevation of Archbishop Joseph Coutts to cardinal

Thousands of people are holding a street protest against a decision by the Indian government to grant citizenship mainly to Hindus who have fled neighboring Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, alleging persecution by the Muslim majority there

Nikki Haley, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations, says her country is urging Pakistan more strongly not to give safe haven to terrorists

Pakistan's top court bars former Cabinet minister, loyalist of former PM Sharif, from running in July 25 elections

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been quoted as saying "hate narratives from outside the country" have fueled the communal tensions between Muslim Rohingya and Buddhist Rakhine

India's federal government has taken direct control of Kashmir state after the ruling Hindu nationalist party ended its long-troubled alliance there with a Kashmiri political party

A top aide says imprisoned former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is critically ill and needs urgent medical care

Avtar Singh Khalsa will represent Afghanistan's tiny Sikh and Hindu minority in the next parliament, but he says he hopes to serve the entire country

AP PHOTOS: Inside a tailor's shop in Mardan, Pakistan as wedding season kicks into high gear

Pakistan's elections oversight body has rejected a request from an Islamist party backed by a radical cleric with alleged terror links to participate in upcoming elections