A court in western Myanmar has sentenced to death a man arrested for his part in an attack on a border guard post that triggered a crackdown by security forces on the country's Muslim ethnic Rohingya minority

In the darkness just before dawn, the southern Indian town buzzed with excitement and energy as revelers began arriving for the spectacle of Jallikattu, the region's version of running with the bulls

Pakistani judge bans Valentine's Day celebrations in country's capital, saying they are against Islamic teachings

The chairman of Pakistan's senate says the body will not welcome any U.S. delegation, member of Congress or dignitary in Islamabad

The head of the Catholic church in Hong Kong has expressed optimism that the Vatican and Beijing can overcome the controversial issue of bishop appointments lying at the core of a decades-long dispute

A Malaysian ship carrying 2,300 tons of food, medicine and other supplies for Myanmar's long-persecuted Muslim Rohingya minority has arrived in Yangon

A human rights group has urged Myanmar's government to back an independent international investigation into alleged abuses by security forces against members of the Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority, including the reported systematic use of sexual violence

Bangladesh is sticking to a plan to relocate Rohingya Muslims, who fled Myanmar in the face of persecution, from overcrowded and unhealthy camps in a southern coastal district to a low-lying island still not ready for human habitation

It was her big moment: Anjali Lama sashayed down the catwalk, a fitted, cream dress highlighting her slender frame and her hair pulled back to show off her cheekbones

Thousands of Myanmar politicians, activists and others shocked by the assassination of a longtime adviser to leader Aung San Suu Kyi have attended an emotional funeral ceremony