Masked pro-democracy protesters marched through Hong Kong in defiance of a ban on face coverings as much of the city ground to a halt yesterday, with the subway suspended and many shops shuttered following another night of violence. Hundreds of protesters staged unsanctioned marches and flashmob protests…

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday once again advised the residents of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) against crossing the Line of Control to support the struggle of the people of Indian-occupied Kashmir, who have been under a crippling lockdown for over two months now. “I understand the…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday renewed Turkey’s threat to launch an “air and ground” operation in Syria against a Kurdish militia viewed as terrorists by Ankara. The president previously said that Turkey’s patience was wearing thin after Turkish and American officials…

A Thai judge shot himself in the chest in front of a packed court after acquitting several murder suspects and decrying the kingdom’s judicial system in an impassioned speech broadcast on Facebook Live. Critics say Thailand’s courts often work in favour of the rich and powerful, while delivering…

Democratic lawmakers on Friday demanded that the White House turn over documents related to allegations that President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine…

Thieves stole some of Mahatma Gandhi’s remains on what would have been his 150th birthday, police say. The ashes were taken from a memorial in central India, where they had been kept since 1948 - the year of Gandhi’s assassination by a Hindu extremist. The thieves also scrawled “traitor”…

50 militants killed over past 3 days in Afghanistan Xinhua, Taluqan Up to 50 militants have been killed and more than three dozen others sustained injuries over the past three days as government forces from the ground and air pounded Taliban positions in Baharak district of Afghanistan’s northern…