Religion
Gunman kills lawyer for Myanmar's ruling party at airport
A gunman killed a legal adviser for Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy, shooting the lawyer in the head at close range as he walked out of the Yangon airport, the government said
China marks Lunar New Year with prayers, incense, fireworks
Chinese are lighting incense sticks and praying at temples to wish for an auspicious start to the Lunar New Year
Pakistan's blasphemy law worries opponents of extremism
Pakistan's blasphemy law, which demands a death sentence for anyone accused of insulting Islam or its prophet, has become a rallying cry for extremist groups
Banned from boats in Myanmar, Rohingya fish on rafts of junk
Every day before sunrise, dozens of fishermen, shivering against the cold, shove out onto the Bay of Bengal on makeshift rafts made out of plastic jugs, bamboo and twine
Dalai Lama hopes President Trump, Putin will work for peace
The Dalai Lama says that he hopes that President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will work together for global peace
UN rights envoy slams Myanmar on military's actions
A U.N. human rights envoy has ended a 12-day visit to Myanmar with a bleak evaluation of the government's ability to deal with the problems facing the country's ethnic minorities
Myanmar admits detaining pastors, suspects rebel links
Myanmar authorities have announced the army detained two Kachin Baptist pastors whose disappearance raised concerns for their safety among human rights groups
Rights groups concerned by disappearances of Myanmar pastors
Human rights organizations are alarmed about the disappearances of two Baptist pastors who had shown journalists a church allegedly damaged by airstrikes by Myanmar government forces who are fighting ethnic rebels
6 killed in stampede during Hindu festival in India
An official says at least six people have been killed in a stampede during a Hindu religious festival in eastern India
Myanmar Muslims hope UN envoy's visit will bring change
Muslim villagers in western Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state say they hope positive change will result from a U.N. envoy's visit to the region, where soldiers are accused of widespread abuses against minority Muslims