When it opened in 1992 on the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil, the Zu Lai temple was the first of its kind in the region.

As per the latest recorded data on 4 February, faecal coliform levels in the Ganges surged after a major bathing event at the ...

Crowds had swelled because trains carrying Hindu pilgrims to the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, had been ...

A major Michigan insurance company is in talks to possibly settle more than 100 lawsuits by employees who were fired after ...

ADB announced plans to provide at least $14 billion over 2022-2025 in a comprehensive program of support to ease a worsening food crisis in Asia and the Pacific, and improve long-term food security by ...

Michael Rotolo contributed to this chapter. The COVID-19 pandemic had an enormous impact on how religious communities gather ...

Cambodia, a fascinating country in Southeast Asia, shares borders with Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand. Among its many highlights ...

International news outlets generally devote little attention to religious freedom almost anywhere around the world, except for large-scale tragedies such as the repression of Muslim Uyghurs in western ...

Volunteers pass an installation for the 2025 Asian Winter Games at the main press center in the Main Media Center (MMC) in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 5, 2025.

The Aga Khan, imam of the Ismaili Muslims and head of a major development aid network, has died in Lisbon at the age of 88, his foundation announced on Wednesday.He was the founder and president of ...

The Aga Khan, imam of the Ismaili Muslims and head of a major development aid foundation ... which employs 96,000 people and finances development programmes particularly in Asia and Africa. For all ...