Mobile services in Indian-administered Kashmir have been restored 72 days after they were suspended. The Indian government suspended mobile phone connections, landlines and internet in the region before stripping it of its partial autonomy on 5 August. An estimated four million

Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in an independence referendum in 2017. Three other defendants were found guilty of disobedience and fined, but will not serve prison sentences.

The Kurds in Syria say the Syrian government has agreed to send its army to the northern border to try to halt Turkey's offensive against them. Syrian state media earlier reported that government forces had been deployed to the north, reports BBC.  It follows the US decision to

Kurds under attack from Turkey in northern Syria say they will no longer prioritise guarding Islamic State detainees if the offensive continues. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) currently hold thousands of suspected IS prisoners. Areas in north-eastern Syria under SDF

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gifted a handmade large-sized silk shawl to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the concluding day of their two-day informal summit in Chennai. The shawl, with an embossment of the image of Xi in gold which are zari embellishments on bright

Four people were killed and another person was wounded Saturday in a shooting at an apartment building on Chicago’s Northwest Side, police say. The Chicago Sun-Times reports the shooting occurred at around 5:30 p.m. Saturday. First Deputy Superintendent Anthony Riccio says a

At least 18 people were killed and 13 were missing after the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in decades paralysed Tokyo, officials said on Sunday (Oct 13). Japan sent tens of thousands of troops and rescue workers on Sunday (Oct 13) to save stranded residents and fight floods caused

At least four people are dead and at least three injured in a shooting at "some sort of social club" in Brooklyn, says New York Police Department spokesman Brian Magoolaghan. Police officers and the Fire Department of New York responded to calls of a shooting about 7am (local time).

Japan is bracing itself for what could be its heaviest rain and winds for 60 years as Typhoon Hagibis edges closer. Winds reaching 180km/h (111mph) could cause floods and landslides, the Japan Meteorological Agency has warned. Tens of thousands of homes are already without power and

The past year has proved challenging for the India's "wealth creators" as Forbes' 2019 list of business tycoons saw their total wealth dropping by 8 per cent. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day speech, had said that that the country's wealth creators help

Ancient temples carved into massive rock faces along the ocean will form the backdrop to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's informal talks aimed at resetting ties strained by border disputes and trade tensions. The leaders of the world's two

Ethiopia's prime minister Abiy Ahmed - who made peace with bitter foe Eritrea - wins Nobel Peace Prize. He was awarded the prize for his efforts to "achieve peace and international cooperation". A peace deal, signed last year, ended a nearly 20-year military stalemate with

An explosion has caused a fire on an Iranian tanker near the coast of Saudi Arabia, Iranian media say. The vessel, from Iran's national oil company (NOIC), was 60 miles (97km) from the Saudi port city of Jeddah when the incident took place, reports said. The ship's two main

Casualties are increasing as Turkey presses on with its cross-border offensive on Kurdish-held areas of northern Syria. At least 11 civilians have died and dozens of fighters from the Kurdish-led SDF and pro-Turkish factions have been killed, reports say. The first death of a

DHAKA: A woman collecting seashells says she has found one that bears an uncanny resemblance to the late terror leader Osama bin Laden.  Debra Oliver, 60, was on Winchelsea Beach, East Sussex with husband Martin, 62, to celebrate their 42nd wedding anniversary.  After discovering

US President Donald Trump sounded an optimistic note at the end of the first day of US-China trade talks in Washington DC. "We had a very, very good negotiation with China," Mr Trump told reporters after the talks wrapped up. Mr Trump will meet directly with Vice Premier Liu He at

Jammu and Kashmir will open for tourists from Thursday two months after an advisory was issued asking tourists to leave the Valley due to “terror threat”. The decision to lift the curb was announced by the governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday following a “situation-cum-security

Two of the so-called "IS Beatles" have been taken out of Syria to "a secure location controlled by the US", President Donald Trump has said. El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey are accused of being part of an Islamic State group cell which kidnapped and murdered Western hostages in

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has denied the US gave Turkey a "green light" for its offensive in Syria. Mr Pompeo defended President Donald Trump's widely criticised decision to withdraw US troops from the northern border area. Turkey on Wednesday launched an assault on

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on member states to pay their outstanding contributions, as the organization faces such a "severe financial crisis" that staff salaries risk not being paid next month. The organization is suffering its worst deficit in a