Afghan council seeks Pakistani cleric's help to end war
Oct 2, 2018
Pakistani cleric says he met with Afghan delegation asking him to mediate between Kabul government, Taliban
China treats Uighur kids as 'orphans' after parents seized
Sep 21, 2018
In China's far west, authorities are distancing Muslim children from their families by putting them in dozens of orphanages and boarding schools
Police in India suspended after lynching of Muslim man
Sep 17, 2018
Four Indian policemen have been suspended after a video on social media showed them failing to help the victim of a mob lynching
New US adviser to Afghanistan raises hackles in region
Sep 5, 2018
New US envoy to Afghanistan raises hackles in region, where many say his tough stance toward Pakistan could hinder his mission to bring the Taliban into peace talks
Egypt's president: 'Strong will' to find Italian's killers
Aug 29, 2018
An Egyptian spokesman says President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has told a visiting Italian official that there is a "strong will" to bring the killers of an Italian researcher to justice
IS deadly new front in Pakistan's decades-old terror war
Aug 18, 2018
Counterterrorism official says Islamic State group is newest, deadliest front in Pakistan's decades-old war on terror
Suicide bomber targets Shiite students in Kabul, killing 48
Aug 15, 2018
Suicide bomber targets Shiite area in Kabul, killing 48 students preparing for university exams in attack blamed on IS
The Latest: UNICEF: Kabul attack on children 'deplorable'
Aug 15, 2018
The Latest: UNICEF says Kabul attack that killed and wounded dozens of children in a classroom is 'deplorable'
Violence continues in Bangladesh capital as students protest
Aug 6, 2018
Police in Bangladesh's capital have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of students who are demanding safer streets and protesting recent attacks on students and journalists
Italy's FM visits Egypt, first since killing of researcher
Aug 5, 2018
Italy's foreign minister says he is pleased to hear from Egypt that it is committed to completing an investigation into the 2016 killing of an Italian graduate student in the capital Cairo with a "concrete result."