Religion
India's Modi emphasizes links with Sri Lanka to deepen ties
India's prime minister has emphasized common heritage with Sri Lanka as he's trying to woo the island neighbor that's become an important cog in China's plans for control of the Indian Ocean
The Latest: IS claims deadly attack on Pakistani lawmaker
The Latest: Islamic State group says it carried out attack on Pakistani lawmaker in Baluchistan province.
5 militants, firefighter killed in Bangladesh police raid
Five suspected militants and a firefighter have been killed in a police raid in Bangladesh amid a crackdown on radical groups
Monitoring group offers mixed review of rights in Pakistan
Watchdog releases mixed report on human rights in Pakistan, decries uptick in religiously motivated vigilantism
US reps, Dalai Lama take aim at China sore spot Tibet
A group from the U.S. House of Representatives has taken aim at one of China's sore spots _ Tibet _ during a gathering in India with the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader
Climbing Mount Tai: 6,000 steps up China's sacred mountain
Taishan, or Mount Tai, is China's most sacred mountain
China punishes official for not daring to smoke near Muslims
A local government in China's restive Xinjiang region has punished an official for not smoking in front of Muslims, interpreting his reluctance as a sign that he was insufficiently committed to the region's fight against religious extremism
China says navy rescues ship from pirates, omits Indian role
China's navy says its forces rescued a freighter from attack by pirates in the Gulf of Aden
Unfettered online hate speech fuels Islamophobia in China
Homeowners in a central Chinese city were so opposed to the planned construction of a mosque in their neighborhood that they buried a severed pig's head on the building site in protest
Dalai Lama says it's for people to decide fate of his office
The exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader says it's up to his followers to decide whether the office of the Dalai Lama exists in the future