India eases restrictions in Kashmir for Islamic festival
Aug 11, 2019
Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir say they eased restrictions in the region's main city for a third straight day ahead of a major Islamic festival
Pre-dawn food run then rush home: Kashmir under curfew
Aug 9, 2019
Residents of Kashmir are developing a daily drill to cope with an indefinite 24-hour curfew in the Indian-controlled portion of the Himalayan region
Indian PM: Changes in Kashmir will free it from 'terrorism'
Aug 8, 2019
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told the nation that he stripped Kashmir of its statehood and special constitutional status in order to free the disputed Himalayan region of "terrorism and separatism"
Modi's Hindu vision of India sees smooth passage on Kashmir
Aug 8, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a Hindu India has taken a leap forward with his government's decision to subsume Muslim-majority Kashmir into the federal government by eliminating its special status
Hundreds of poor migrant workers flee Kashmir under lockdown
Aug 7, 2019
Hit by a complete security lockdown in Kashmir, hundreds of poor migrant workers have begun fleeing the Himalayan region to return to their far-away villages in northern and eastern India
India's lower house expected to ratify bill to split Kashmir
Aug 6, 2019
India's lower house of Parliament was set to ratify a bill that would downgrade the governance of India-administered, Muslim-majority Kashmir
The Latest: Lam says she has no plans to resign over unrest
Aug 5, 2019
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she has no plans to resign over the civil unrest targeting her administration
India orders students, tourists out of Kashmir for security
Aug 4, 2019
Thousands of Indian visitors and students are fleeing Indian-controlled Kashmir after the government ordered tourists and Hindu pilgrims visiting a Himalayan cave shrine "to curtail their stay" in the disputed territory, citing security concerns
Hong Kong protesters toss Chinese flag, clash with police
Aug 3, 2019
Hong Kong protesters have removed a Chinese national flag from its pole and flung it into the city's iconic Victoria Harbour, and police later fired tear gas at demonstrators after some of them vandalized a police station
Sri Lankan lawmaker moves to abolish death penalty
Aug 2, 2019
A Sri Lankan lawmaker says a bill to abolish the death penalty has been submitted to Parliament, while the president has sanctioned the hanging of four drug convicts
