Asia
China to suspend US Navy visits to Hong Kong over new law
China said Monday it will suspend U.S. Navy visits to Hong Kong and sanction a range of pro-democracy non-governmental organizations in retaliation for Congress' passage of legislation supporting human rights in the semi-autonomous territory.
Indians demand justice after woman gang-raped and killed
Hundreds of people are protesting in India's capital to demand justice in the death of a 27-year-old veterinarian who was gang-raped and killed last week.
Hong Kong pro-democracy rally cut short by police tear gas
Thousands of people took to Hong Kong's streets Sunday in a new wave of pro-democracy protests, but police fired tear gas after some demonstrators hurled bricks and smoke bombs, breaking a rare pause in violence that has persisted during the six-month-long movement.
India and Japan hold inaugural security talks
India said Saturday that ties with Japan are key to stability in the Indo-Pacific region as the two countries held their inaugural foreign and defense ministerial dialogue in New Delhi with an aim to further bolster their strategic partnership.
6 killed, 10 injured in bus-tank truck collision in India's West Bengal
At least six people were killed and 10 others injured, some of them critically, Saturday in a deadly head-on collision between a passenger bus and an oil truck tanker in India's eastern state of West Bengal, police said.
China's Hubei opens scenic high-speed railway
Central China's Hubei Province on Friday opened a new high-speed railway that connects many of the province's scenic spots and poverty-stricken areas.
Afghan official: Roadside blast kills senior army commander
An Afghan official says a roadside bomb in the southern Helmand province has killed two security personnel, including a senior border commander.
Hong Kong elders, youths vow to keep up pro-democracy fight
Hundreds of silver-haired activists joined young Hong Kong protesters for a unity rally Saturday, vowing that their monthslong movement will not fade away until there is greater democracy in the Chinese territory.
Jadavpur University to install toilet for transgender people
Transgender students, teachers and visitors to Kolkata’s Jadavpur University will soon be able to use a separate toilet on the campus.
Indian police find burned body of woman in suspected rape
Police said they detained four suspects for questioning Friday after finding the burned body of a 27-year-old veterinarian who was raped and killed in southern India, in yet another instance of violent crime against women in India.