South Asia
Pakistan executes 12 prisoners after death penalty ban lifted
Pakistani officials on Tuesday executed 12 people in the country\'s single-largest day of executions since a moratorium on the death penalty was ...18 people killed in bus accident in northwestern Nepal
At least 18 people were killed Monday when a bus slipped off a rain-drenched mountain road in northwestern Nepal, police said.Several killed in twin blasts at Pakistan churches
Bombs outside two churches in the Pakistani city of Lahore killed 14 people and wounded more than 78 during Sunday services, rescue ...Maldives ex-president Nasheed sentenced to 13 years in prison on terrorism charges
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Friday after being found guilty of terrorism for ordering ...Indian bride walks out of wedding after groom gets math problem wrong
An Indian bride has walked out of her wedding ceremony after her groom-to-be failed to solve a simple math problem, police said ...Indian court summons ex-PM over multi-billion coal scam
An Indian court summoned former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday over accusations of criminal conspiracy and corruption in the illegal award ...Pakistani province cracks down on child marriage
Parents and clerics in Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province who allow the marriage of underage children will face greater penalties than before ...Thousands of passengers stranded at Nepal airport
Nepal\'s only international airport remained closed for the fourth day Saturday, forcing the cancellation of all flights to and from foreign destinations and stranding ...Nepal court jails Canadian tourist for seven years for child sex abuse
A Canadian tourist with several previous child sex convictions has been sentenced to seven years in prison in Nepal for sexually abusing ...US-Bangladeshi blogger hacked to death in Dhaka
A prominent Bangladeshi-American blogger known for speaking out against religious extremism was hacked to death as he walked through Bangladesh\'s capital with ...