At least seven rebels and an Indian army soldier were killed in gunbattles in disputed Kashmir, triggering violent protests by residents opposed to Indian rule, officials said Saturday. Army soldiers and counterinsurgency police cordoned off a neighborhood in the suburbs of southern...

Iran Air said Saturday it was set to take delivery of five new planes from Franco-Italian firm ATR just before renewed U.S. sanctions go into effect. "Based on existing agreements, five new ATR aircraft will land at Mehrabad Airport at 9 a.m. (0430 GMT) tomorrow (Sunday)," the national...

Moscow on Saturday said 18 people were killed when a helicopter crashed on its way to an oil station in northern Siberia in the early hours of the morning. The Russian Transport Ministry said the Mi-8 helicopter carrying three crew members and 15 passengers crashed when it collided with...

Venezuela's controversial Constituent Assembly marks its first anniversary on Saturday as the embodiment of President Nicolas Maduro's entrenchment in power despite an economic crisis that has crippled the country's public services and destroyed its currency. The assembly's very...