Hong Kong democracy activists get bail, protest march banned
Aug 30, 2019
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong and another core member of a pro-democracy group have been granted bail after being charged with inciting people to join a protest in June
Citizenship list in Indian state sparks fears for millions
Aug 30, 2019
India on Saturday plans to publish a controversial citizenship list that advocates say will help rectify decades of unchecked illegal immigration into the northeastern state of Assam from Bangladesh
Myanmar court sends filmmaker to prison for army remarks
Aug 30, 2019
A court in Myanmar has found a prominent filmmaker guilty of defaming the military with his postings on Facebook and sentenced him to a year in prison
Unions target Cathay Pacific airline in Hong Kong protest
Aug 28, 2019
Trade union members in Hong Kong are rallying against the city's flagship Cathay Pacific airline for firing employees linked to ongoing pro-democracy protests
China ban on some textbooks seen aimed at Uighur culture
Aug 27, 2019
Detained textbook editor illustrates how even Uighurs who toed the China's party line have been rebranded enemies of the state amid a sprawling system of surveillance and detention in Xinjiang
Young Afghan women barely remember Taliban but fear a return
Aug 26, 2019
Afghanistan's young women barely remember the Taliban's harsh rule, but they fear its return
Hong Kong police and protesters clash, ending violence lull
Aug 24, 2019
Hong Kong protesters have thrown bricks and gasoline bombs at police, who responded with tear gas, as chaotic scenes returned to the summer-long anti-government protests for the first time in nearly two weeks
The Latest: India's Modi bars opposition from Kashmir visit
Aug 24, 2019
India's government has barred several opposition leaders from visiting the Kashmir region to assess the situation created by a massive security crackdown in the Indian-administered part of the disputed territory that started early this month
Hong Kong protesters form human chains to call for democracy
Aug 23, 2019
Supporters of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement have created human chains on both sides of the city's harbor, inspired by a historic protest 30 years ago in the Baltic states against Soviet control
US envoy to resume talks with Taliban on ending Afghan war
Aug 20, 2019
US envoy to resume talks with Taliban on ending Afghan war, days after horrific wedding attack
