Authorities in Indian Kashmir tightened restrictions on people’s movements on Saturday to prevent possible protests following a speech by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. In an address to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, Khan warned of a bloodbath once India lifts its...

A huge blast on an oil tanker in a South Korean port Saturday sparked a raging fire that spread to a nearby vessel, leaving 18 people injured, authorities said. A ball of fire shot up high above the ship and thick black smoke billowed into the air, dramatic images showed. Firefighters...

Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters were planning to rebuild “Lennon Walls” of anti-government graffiti on Saturday as they mark the fifth anniversary of the “Umbrella” street movement that gridlocked the Chinese-ruled city for weeks. A series of pro- and anti-Beijing protests is planned...

Voting began on Saturday to elect a president for Afghanistan with more than 9 million Afghan registered voters potentially heading to the polls amid attacks in several cities. Fourteen candidates are registered but the race will likely come down to incumbent President Ashraf Ghani and his...

An American academic on Saturday said he was denied entry into Hong Kong days after he testified in a Congressional hearing alongside prominent democracy activists from the strife-torn semi-autonomous Chinese city. Dan Garrett said he was turned away after landing on Thursday for...

Democrats charged aggressively into an impeachment probe of Donald Trump on Friday, ordering Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to turn over Ukraine-related documents and scheduling testimony for witnesses to alleged abuse of power by the US leader. Three House committees gave Pompeo one week...

The Kremlin said Friday that it hoped that Washington would not release confidential details of phone calls between President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the comment when asked about the White House's release of a...

The brother of Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch was on Friday sentenced to life in prison for her murder -- the patriarchal country's highest-profile "honour killing". Baloch, 26, who shot to fame for her risque selfies -- tame by Western standards, but considered provocative in...

The White House scrambled to "lock down" records of President Donald Trump's phone call pressing for Ukraine's interference in next year's US election, according to an incendiary whistleblower complaint released Thursday, in the latest episode of an intensifying impeachment drama. The...

The United States and China have pledged "full cooperation" to fight fentanyl trafficking, a powerful opioid that has killed tens of thousands of Americans, the US "drug czar" said Thursday. US President Donald Trump accused Beijing in August of reneging on its promise to crack down on the...

Afghans go to the polls Saturday to vote in a presidential election that few expect will have much effect in bringing peace to the war-torn country. With the Taliban threatening violence against anyone who participates, and concern that the widespread fraud which blighted previous elections...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will hold her first talks with the public on Thursday in a bid to resolve a political crisis that has fueled nearly four months of sometimes violent protests and plunged the Chinese-run city into chaos. Beijing-backed Lam will hold a dialogue with 150 members of...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced initial details of an emerging trade deal between the two countries on Wednesday, with Trump saying it would open up Japanese markets to $7 billion worth of U.S. products. Trump, using the threat of tariffs, has...

U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday told a meeting of Latin American leaders who recognize Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Guaido as Venezuela's rightful leader that they were part of a "historic coalition," trying to oust President Nicolas Maduro. The opposition, which considers...

Thousands of refugees in Rwanda have started to benefit from community-based health insurance under an understanding reached with the UN refugee agency, said Rwanda’s ministry in charge of refugees. “Since Sept. 9 all urban refugees in Rwanda are eligible to benefit from our community-based...

China on Wednesday opened a gigantic airport which is expected to become one of world’s busiest transit points. The starfish-shaped Beijing Daxing International Airport was inaugurated by the nation's President Xi Jinping, Xinhua reported. The Chinese news agency asserted that it would...

The U.S. is imposing fresh Iran-related sanctions on Chinese nationals and entities, the Treasury Department announced Wednesday.   The economic penalties will hit COSCO Shipping Tanker Co. and COSCO Shipping Tanker Seaman & Ship Management Co. over their alleged transport of...

U.S. President Donald Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden during a telephone call, a rough transcript released by the White House Wednesday confirms.  Trump asked Zelensky during a July 25 conversation to get in touch...

Afghanistan's Taliban insurgency has lifted a ban on World Health Organization activities in areas the militants control, a spokesperson for the Islamist group said, reversing a stance that had been complicating efforts to eradicate polio. The Taliban had in April banned the WHO and...

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives plunged into a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump Wednesday, a move that could dramatically change the 2020 presidential race. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who had for months resisted calls for Trump's impeachment from within...