Islamic State claims Kabul attack that killed 7
The Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate has claimed a suicide attack in the capital that killed seven people.
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A look at the churches and hotels targeted in Sri Lanka
Several near-simultaneous blasts tore through three churches and three luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, the bloodiest outbreak of violence in the South Asian country since civil war ended a decade ago.
A look at Sri Lanka’s troubled recent history marked by war
A series of blasts in and outside Sri Lanka's capital on Easter Sunday, blamed on religious extremists, recalled the worst days of the country's 26-year civil war.
Easter Sunday explosions at multiple churches and hotels rock Sri Lanka, death tolls rises past 200
More than 200 people died and hundreds more injured after six nearly simultaneous explosions struck three churches and three luxury hotels in and just outside of Sri Lanka’s capital on Easter Sunday. They were followed hours later by two more blasts.
Blasts rock 3 churches, 3 hotels in Sri Lanka; multiple fatalities reported
Six nearly simultaneous explosions struck three churches and three hotels frequented by tourists on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka, according to a security official in Colombo, the capital of the island nation in the Indian Ocean.
The Latest: 6 blasts target churches, hotels in Sri Lanka
The Latest on explosions in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday (all times local): 10:50 a.m.
Explosions hit 2 churches in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday
Witnesses are reporting two explosions have hit two churches in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, causing casualties among worshippers.
India’s chief justice accused of sexual harassment
A former employee of India's Supreme Court has accused the country's chief justice of sexual harassment, an accusation that was vehemently denied by the judge.
Airline passenger who demanded restroom assistance died on vacation in Thailand: reports
An overweight American airline passenger who insisted that a Taiwanese flight attendant wipe him during a restroom visit on a flight from Los Angeles to Taipei in January reportedly died of an unspecified illness while on a beach vacation on the island of Koh Samui in Thailand.
Pakistan says Iran-based group carried out deadly attack
Pakistan's foreign ministry says militants crossing over from Iran earlier this week carried out a deadly attack against its armed forces in the southwestern Baluchistan province.
Afghan officials: Blast rocks country’s capital
Afghan officials says an explosion has rocked central Kabul, the country's capital city.
Australian doctors, cave divers honored in Thailand for helping rescue soccer team, coach
Two Australian doctors who were instrumental in the dramatic rescue of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach from a cave last year received a royal honor from King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Friday. 
Malaysia to revive major China-linked property project
Malaysia's government says it will resurrect a multibillion-dollar property project in Kuala Lumpur involving a Chinese state company, calling it a contribution to China's "Belt and Road" infrastructure initiative.
Protesters in Bangladesh after girl is burned to death
Dozens of protesters gathered in Bangladesh's capital on Friday to demand justice for an 18-year-old woman who died after being set on fire for refusing to drop sexual harassment charges against her Islamic school's principal.
Cambodian evictions trigger villagers’ brawl with police
Police in southern Cambodia say eight protesters were arrested and six policemen hurt when villagers angry about being evicted tried to block a main road.
Tiny Japanese baby is ready to go home after 5 months
A tiny Japanese baby who weighed just 258 grams (9 ounces) when he was born five months ago is going home from the hospital.
Ex-president: Peace possible when all Afghans sit together
Afghanistan's former president says he's saddened by the cancellation of wide-encompassing talks with the Taliban, stressing that peace won't be possible in his homeland, ravaged by more than 17 years of war, until Afghans from all walks of life sit together and negotiate.
Devotees nailed to crosses on Good Friday in Philippines
Several Roman Catholic devotees have been nailed to wooden crosses in a gory Good Friday ritual in the Philippines, and others flogged themselves or took part in religious plays to reenact Jesus Christ's suffering.
Aussie doctors bestowed Thai royal honors for cave rescue
Two Australian doctors in Thailand to receive royal honors for helping rescue a boys soccer team from a flooded cave say they are looking forward to a reunion with the people they helped save.
Car smashes into pedestrians in Tokyo, killing 2 on bicycle
Japanese police say a car driven by an 87-year-old man has smashed into pedestrians at a Tokyo intersection, killing a woman and a girl on a bicycle and overturning a garbage truck.