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Kashmir dispute: Residents attend Friday prayers amid lockdown

A security lockdown in Indian-administered Kashmir remains largely in place although residents have been allowed to attend Friday prayers in some local mosques ...

Kashmir dispute: Pakistan downgrades ties with India

Pakistan has announced plans to expel India's top diplomat and suspend trade with its neighbour, deepening a row between the countries over the disputed territory of Kashmir. ...

Philippines declares dengue epidemic as deaths surge

The Philippines has declared a "national dengue epidemic" after at least 622 people lost their lives from the mosquito-borne disease this year. ...

Hong Kong protests: Police and protesters fight running battles

Police in Hong Kong have been fighting running battles with activists in a third consecutive day of protests, after a call for a general strike caused widespread disruption on Monday. ...

Ohio shooting: Governor's speech interrupted by protests

Protesters' chants of "do something" interrupted remarks from Ohio's governor during a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting on Sunday. ...

Russia protests: Hundreds detained during unauthorised demonstration

Russian opposition leader Lyubov Sobol is among more than 600 people detained over an unauthorised protest in Moscow. ...

Hong Kong protests: Police fire tear gas at activists

Hong Kong police have fired tear gas at protesters who are demonstrating for the ninth weekend in a row. ...

Hamza Bin Laden 'killed in air strike'

Hamza Bin Laden, the son of al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden, died in an air strike, US media outlets report, citing intelligence officials. ...

Hong Kong protests: Chinese army releases anti-riot video seen as warning

China's army in Hong Kong has released a three-minute video showing troops carrying out "anti-riot" exercises, in what is being seen as a thinly veiled warning to pro-democracy protesters. ...

Pakistan plane: Army aircraft crashes into residential area, killing 18

At least 18 people were killed and several injured when a small military plane crashed into a residential area near the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi. ...

Garlic festival shooting: Three dead in Gilroy California

Three people have been killed and 15 injured after a gunman attacked a food festival in California. ...

Russia protests: Thousand arrests at Moscow rally

Police in Moscow have detained more than 1,000 people at a rally, in one of the biggest crackdowns in years. ...

Hong Kong protests: Police fire tear gas at Yuen Long rally

Hong Kong police have fired tear gas at an unauthorised protest held by tens of thousands of people to condemn an attack by armed masked men last week. ...

North Korea missile launch 'a warning to South Korean warmongers'

North Korea has called the test of two new missiles on Thursday a "solemn warning" against what it described as "South Korean warmongers". ...

Boris Johnson's Brexit policy 'unacceptable' - EU negotiator

Top European officials have rebuffed the Brexit policy of Boris Johnson after his first speech to UK MPs. ...

Hong Kong activists target UK government with ad campaign

Media ads call for imposing of sanctions to protect human rights in former colony. ...

Iran tanker seizure: Owner makes first contact with crew

The crew of a British-flagged tanker that was seized in the Gulf are "safe", the vessel's owner has said after speaking to them for the first time. ...

Russia and South Korea spar over airspace 'intrusion'

Russia has strongly denied ever apologising for violating South Korean airspace, as the fall-out from an incident involving warplanes from four countries continues. ...