Asia
Police: 4 combatants, 1 civilian killed in Kashmir fighting
Srinagar, May 16 (AP/UNB) — Three rebels, an army soldier and a civilian were killed early Thursday during a gunbattle in disputed Kashmir that triggered anti-India protests and clashes, officials and residents said.
North Korea says it is suffering worst drought in decades
Seoul, May 16 (AP/UNB) — North Korea said Wednesday it is suffering its worst drought in nearly four decades amid reports of severe food shortages.
Lonely Planet's top destination suffers a blow after blasts
Hikkaduwa, May 16 (AP/.UNB) — Sipping fresh coconut water while sunbathing on deserted Hikkaduwa beach, Alexi Konchayenko, a sports trainer from Ukraine, struck a stoical note.
Clashes during election rally in east India injure several
New Delhi, May 15 (AP/UNB) — Rival political supporters on Tuesday clashed with rocks and sticks during an election rally by the Hindu nationalist party in eastern India, leaving several people injured and a university college vandalized.
1 dead, mosques attacked as Sri Lanka communal tensions rise
Colombo, May 15 (AP/UNB) -Mob attacks on Muslim communities in Sri Lanka's northwest have left one person dead and dozens of shops and mosques destroyed, a government minister said Tuesday, as communal violence worsened in the wake of Easter bombings that killed more than 250 people.
Anxiety and hope over church schools reopening after attacks
Colombo, May (AP/UNB) — Catholic officials and parents in Sri Lanka are hopeful that church-run schools will begin to reopen soon for the first time since last month's devastating Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels.
North Korea demands return of cargo ship seized by US
Seoul, May 14 (AP/UNB) — North Korea on Tuesday called the U.S. seizure of a North Korean cargo ship involved in banned coal exports a "robbery" and demanded that the vessel be returned immediately.
UN mission urges financial isolation of Myanmar's military
Bangkok, May 14 (AP/UNB) — A United Nations fact-finding mission is urging that countries cut off all business with Myanmar's military as part of efforts to hold the army accountable for human rights abuses.
Sri Lankan gov't minister: At least 1 Muslim killed in riots
Colombo, May 14 (AP/UNB) — Mob attacks on Muslim communities in Sri Lanka's northwest have left one person dead and dozens of shops and mosques destroyed, a government minister said Tuesday, as communal violence worsened in the wake of Easter bombings that killed more than 250 people.
Pakistani PM condemns deadly insurgent attack on hotel
Pakistan, May 12 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan's prime minister has condemned a deadly insurgent attack that took place a day earlier at a luxury hotel on the southwestern coast, calling it an act of terrorism.