Shah Faesal, the Kashmiri IAS topper who quit the civil services for politics, was detained at the Delhi airport on Wednesday, reportedly when he was about to fly abroad. He was sent back to Srinagar, where he was placed under house arrest under the Public Safety Act. Reports suggest

Hong Kong airport has resumed operations after a night of chaos which saw protesters clash with riot police. Hundreds of flights were cancelled on Tuesday after protesters flooded the terminal buildings. Early on Wednesday flights appeared to be running as scheduled, though some

Hong Kong is now entering its 11th week of unrest, with increasing outbreaks of violence and strikes causing major disruption. The Chinese government has strongly criticised the protesters, but many are wondering whether it will eventually lose patience and take more direct action,

The death toll from a landslide in south-eastern Myanmar has risen to 59, authorities say. The landslide occurred in Mon state on Friday following days of torrential rain. Rescue efforts have been hindered by mud and downpours. Seasonal monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding

Flight check-in has been suspended at Hong Kong International Airport for a second consecutive day because of anti-government protests. The airport, which is one of the world's busiest, has been the site of protests for five consecutive days. Videos on social media show

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi joined Bear Grylls on the latter’s survival TV programme Man vs Wild to talk about his relationship with nature and growing up in a poor family, all the while crossing a freezing river on a flimsy raft. In the episode broadcast in India on Monday,

The death toll from Typhoon Lekima rose to 49 on Tuesday (Aug 13) and 21 were still missing after the monster storm wreaked havoc on China's eastern coast, causing huge damage with strong gales and torrential rain. Lekima hit the three Chinese provinces of Zhejiang, Shandong and

South Korea has said it will take Japan off its favoured trade partners' list. The move is a tit-for-tat response to Japan's decision earlier this month to do the same to South Korea. Industry Minister Sung Yun-mo said Japan would be placed on a newly created restrictive

Hong Kong International Airport has cancelled departing flights, as anti-government protests in its main terminal continue for a fourth day. Thousands are gathered at the airport - which is one of the world's busiest. In a statement, officials said operations had been "seriously

Streets in Jammu and Kashmir were deserted on Monday (August 12) as Eid-al-Adha celebrations took place under severe security restrictions, especially in Srinagar.  Eid prayers have not been allowed in most mosques in Srinagar, where curfew-like curbs were re-imposed on Sunday amid

Hong Kong police have once again clashed with anti-government protesters as the city enters its 10th week of mass demonstrations and unrest. Police fired tear gas across the city on Sunday night, including into an enclosed railway station. In the Wan Chai district, petrol bombs and

A shooting at a mosque in Norway is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism, police say. A gunman opened fire on the Al-Noor Islamic Centre, on the outskirts of the capital Oslo, on Saturday. One person in the mosque managed to overpower the gunman and was injured in the

Yemeni separatists have taken effective control of the port city of Aden after days of fighting with troops loyal to the internationally backed government. Forces aligned with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) - which wants an independent south - said they had seized

At least 95 people have been killed by monsoon flooding in southern and western India, while hundreds of thousands have been evacuated from their homes, according to reports. More than 40 of those killed were in the south-western state of Kerala. The flooding and landslides caused

The death toll from Typhoon Lekima in China has risen to 28 with another 20 people missing, local authorities say. Officials say about five million people in Zhejiang province have been affected with over one million evacuated to safe spaces. Lekima made landfall in the early hours

Muslims around the Middle East, some other countries celebrated Eid Al Azha on Sunday, which marks the end of the annual Haj pilgrimage and commemorates the sacrifice of Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him). Residents across the UAE also marked Eid Eid Al Azha early with prayers. The

Malaysia saw a rise in deaths caused by dengue to 113 by Aug 3, compared to 70 cases in the same period last year, the health ministry said on Saturday (Aug 10). It also said the total of dengue cases from the start of the year to early August hit 80,000, twice the number of cases in

Sonia Gandhi will return as Congress president for now, two years after she handed the top job to her son Rahul Gandhi, the party's top decision-making body, the Working Committee, decided on Saturday after a 12-hour meeting.  Pitching it as a stop-gap measure, the party said it

At least 60 people have been killed and 70 injured in a fuel tanker explosion in Tanzania, police say. Pictures posted online show flaming wreckage scattered over a wide area and charred bodies lying on the ground. Police said people were trying to recover fuel from the vehicle,

The death toll from floods in India’s states of Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra rose to 95, official figures showed on Saturday, as heavy rain and landslides forced hundreds of thousands to evacuate their homes. Seasonal monsoon rains from June to September are a crucial lifeline