Religion
China says Dalai Lama border visit would damage India ties
China is warning of "severe damage" to relations with India if the Dalai Lama proceeds with a visit to a disputed area along their border
Hundreds of suspected militants detained in Pakistan sweep
Police say about 1,300 suspected militants have been arrested in a sweep of hideouts in Pakistan's largest province of Punjab
Before "Lion," the story behind an unlikely family reunion
Four years before the Oscar-nominated movie "Lion" was released, two AP reporters told the story of Saroo Brierley's complicated reunion with his mother, Fatima Munshi
Pakistani court frees man sentenced to death for blasphemy
A defense lawyer says a Pakistani court has freed an Islamic preacher who was sentenced to death four years ago on charges of blasphemy
Myanmar army: Charges of abuse of Rohingya unsubstantiated
Myanmar's military, under international pressure over alleged abuses against members of the country's Muslim Rohingya minority, says official investigations failed to substantiate most accusations
Bangladeshi Muslim hardliners seek removal of Justice statue
Thousands of people have marched in Bangladesh's capital demanding a Lady Justice statue be removed from the Supreme Court complex
Myanmar nationalist monks protest Thai crackdown on sect
A Buddhist nationalist group that has been accused of stirring up religious tensions in Myanmar has demonstrated outside Thailand's embassy in Myanmar to protest the Thai government's siege of the temple headquarters of a controversial Buddhist sect
Pakistan cracks down on militants after IS shrine attack
A brutal attack on a beloved Sufi shrine raises fears of an emboldened Islamic State aided by an army of militants espousing the same violent ideology, some with hideouts in Afghanistan and others belonging to outlawed groups resurrected under new names
The Latest: Pakistan says Afghans failing to take action
Pakistan's highest ranking foreign ministry official says neighbor Afghanistan has ignored repeated demands to take action against militants targeting Pakistan from sanctuaries on its soil
Myanmar says army ends operation in troubled Rakhine state
Myanmar's national security adviser says the military has ended a four-month counterinsurgency operation in Rakhine state, where it had been accused of killing, raping and torturing Muslim Rohingya