South Asia

BANGKOK (AP) — The world saw the largest daily increases yet in coronavirus cases over the weekend, while infections slowed…

Hundreds of Bangladesh’s garment factories defied a nationwide coronavirus lockdown to reopen on Sunday, raising fears the industry’s vulnerable and…

JERUSALEM (Reuters) — The holy month of Ramadan began on Friday with Islam’s holiest sites in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem…

BAHTIM, Egypt (AP) — Every year during Ramadan, the Light of Muhammad Mosque sets up long tables on the street…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long a lifeline for families back home, migrant workers in oil-rich Gulf Arab states…

President Donald Trump partially blocked immigration to the United States “to protect American workers” from the economic shock of the…

South Asia is on course for its worst economic performance in 40 years, with decades of progress in the battle…

COLOMBO/RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) — Sri Lanka imposed a nationwide weekend curfew on Friday as South Asian countries escalated efforts to…

Survivors scrambled for higher ground as torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia Tuesday, with…

Parts of Sri Lanka were under indefinite curfew Tuesday and social media off-limits after a man was killed by sword-wielding…