India needs time to restore order in Kashmir: SC judge
Indian authorities need more time to restore order in Kashmir, a Supreme Court justice said on Tuesday as a security clampdown entered a ninth day since New Delhi revoked the region’s special status, triggering protests.
HK protesters retreat from airport, city still in chaos
Pro-democracy protesters retreated from Hong Kong’s airport on Wednesday following two days of hugely disruptive rallies that turned violent and plunged the global financial hub further into turmoil.
Hong Kong mops up after weekend of violence, braces for more protests
Metro stations in Hong Kong resumed regular service on Monday and streets were being cleaned of debris as the city recovered from another night of violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police, with more protests planned this week.
Death toll rises to 44 as typhoon Lekima wreaks havoc in eastern China
The death toll from typhoon Lekima in eastern China rose to 44 people on Monday morning, according to official data, as the storm continued up the coast, racking up billions of dollars in economic losses and widely disrupting travel.
India imposes Kashmir clampdown to head off Eid protests
Indian troops clamped tight restrictions on mosques across Kashmir for Monday's Eid-ul-Azha festival, fearing anti-government protests over the stripping of the Muslim-majority region's autonomy, according to residents.
Long after Hiroshima, Nagasaki
HOW do we honour victims? We can remember them and appreciate who they were. But there were too many of them, and too many unknown to us. So, we can remember a sample of them,
Kashmiris in lockdown city queue for two-minute phone access
Outside a guarded government office in Indian Kashmir's main city, an interminable queue forms every day for a near-priceless opportunity: a two-minute phone call to the outside world.
Kashmiris in lockdown city queue for two-minute phone access
Outside a guarded government office in Indian Kashmir's main city, an interminable queue forms every day for a near-priceless opportunity: a two-minute phone call to the outside world.
48 killed in Myanmar landslide
Myanmar troops deployed to flood-hit parts of the country on Sunday to help with relief efforts after the death toll from a deadly landslide jumped to 48.
Sonia Gandhi returns to lead India's beleaguered Congress
India's opposition Congress party selected past president Sonia Gandhi as its interim leader on Saturday, while it searches for a successor to her son Rahul Gandhi, who quit following a crushing election defeat by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
