South & Central Asia

Farmers fear that dismantling government controls will remove safeguards that protect them from free market forces

Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but the ethnic Armenians who make up most of the population reject Azerbaijani rule

Mohammad Shamsud Douza, the deputy Bangladesh government official in charge of refugees, said the relocation was voluntary

Report says poorest countries' economies have slumped to their lowest level in 30 years, pushing 32 million people into extreme poverty

HRW official says humanitarian law requires that POWs be protected and calls on Azerbaijani authorities to immediately end inhumane treatment

Delegates of warring sides in Afghanistan announce they had agreed on framework for their peace negotiations aimed at ending protracted conflict

Militant funerals cause of concern for Indian authorities

An Asian elephant dubbed 'world’s loneliest' encounters another of his species for the first time in eight years after having been flown to Cambodian wildlife sanctuary from years of abusive captivity in Pakistan zoo

Truce ended six weeks of fighting over breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region

While Aseefa Bhutto-Azari had been actively giving political commentary on social media and participated in political activities on behalf of her family, Monday was considered her official debut

Turkmenistan claims no coronavirus cases, but authorities detain or pressure those who disagree, say local journalists and rights groups

Many young women, who grew up in post-Taliban era, worry about how their lives would change should longtime insurgent group return to power

The world rallied around Kaavan after being kept in poor conditions in a Pakistani zoo 

Protest becomes riot, 6 killed, 50 wounded

Farmers hold third day of protests