Terrorism in Asia

Church demands action over Sri Lankan Easter bombings

Cardinal Ranjith seeks implementation of the presidential commission of inquiry to win the confidence of Catholics

Sri Lankan cardinal rejects president's letter

Bishops say the president failed to answer questions concerning the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks

Violence erupts again in Thailand's deep South

Suspected Islamist militants kill an army ranger in an attack on a base in Narathiwat province

Pressure on Sri Lankan govt to arrest Easter attack masterminds

Protesters say no satisfactory investigation has been carried out 27 months after the suicide bombings

Bangladesh executes Islamist extremist for 2005 bomb attack

The death penalty has popular support in Bangladesh, where even secular activists want to it be used in cases of rape

India claims arrest of two al-Qaeda-linked terrorists

Uttar Pradesh police claim the men were planning to bomb crowded markets in Lucknow

Christian arrested for ties to deadly bombing in Pakistan

Foreigner hauled from flight by police after car blast that killed four people in Lahore

Indonesian archbishop survives 'two assassination bids'

Planned suicide bombings were aborted because Papua prelate happened to be out of town

Indonesian police foil bomb blitz on Papuan churches

Authorities make 10 arrests while 'breaking up plot to attack Christians across the region'

Indonesian police arrest 53 over cathedral bombing

Police claim suspects were part of a large network that supported suicide bombers in the Palm Sunday attack

Terrorists kill four Christian farmers in Indonesia

Sword-wielding East Indonesia Mujahideen attackers hunted by police after atrocity in coffee plantation

Indonesia arrests notorious hardliner on terrorism rap

Former general secretary of Islamic Defenders Front is accused of recruiting for terror groups

The creeping Talibanization of Pakistan

Filipino doctor announces vice presidency bid

Cambodian children face crisis from poor diets

Families seek diocese's help to free 21 Indonesian farmers

Myanmar's Christian region sees rising number of refugees

Christ's cross an invitation to set aside divisions, says pope