Religion
Myanmar Catholic bishops say Pope Francis to visit Nov. 27-30; Vatican says he'll also visit Bangladesh Nov. 30-Dec. 2.
Myanmar Catholic bishops say Pope Francis to visit Nov. 27-30; Vatican says he'll also visit Bangladesh Nov. 30-Dec. 2.
Rohingya try to enter Bangladesh to flee Myanmar violence
Thousands of ethnic Rohingya Muslims are trying to cross from Myanmar into Bangladesh following an attack by Rohingya militants in western Myanmar that left 89 people dead in a dramatic escalation of communal violence that has plagued the region
Official: Death toll from mosque attack in Kabul reaches 28
An Afghan official says the number of people killed in an attack on a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital rises to at least 28 _ up from 20 _ including women and children
The Latest: IS attack targets Afghanistan's Shiites
Officials say an attack on a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul has killed at least 20 people and wounded another 50
Chinese Communist officials to run Tibetan Buddhism center
China has appointed Communist Party and government officials to manage one of the world's largest centers of Tibetan Buddhist learning, raising concerns over strengthened ideological control over religion
Annan urges economic, social reform in Myanmar state
A commission led by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended economic development and social justice to counter deadly violence between Buddhists and Muslims in a Myanmar state, stressing that the government must act quickly and decisively
India's top court: Instant divorce among Muslims unlawful
India's Supreme Court has struck down the Muslim practice that allows men to instantly divorce their wives as unconstitutional
Bangladesh sentences 10 to death for 2000 plot to kill PM
A Bangladesh court has sentenced to death 10 leaders and activists from a banned Islamist group for a plot in 2000 to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by planting bombs at one of her rallies
State funeral held for 'Pakistan's Mother Theresa'
Mourners have attended a state funeral for Ruth Pfau, a German physician and nun who earned international acclaim as "Pakistan's Mother Theresa" by devoting her life to the eradication of leprosy in the Muslim-majority nation
Kabul catwalk: Afghan models show off traditional clothing
Amid tight security, Afghan models promote traditional clothing of country's ethnic groups in rare Kabul fashion show