Indian SC asks Modi regime to restore normalcy in KashmirBy: Agencies on September 17, 2019India's top court on Monday said the federal government should restore normal life in Kashmir as soon as possible, as a partial shutdown of the disputed region entered its 42nd day.India stripped the occupied valley of autonomy on August 5, shutting off phone networks and imposing curfew-like restrictions in some areas to dampen discontent. Some of those curbs have been relaxed, but mobile … [Read more...] about Indian SC asks Modi regime to restore normalcy in Kashmir
India arrests Farooq Abdullah under PSABy: Agencies on September 17, 2019A parliament member who is a senior pro-India politician in Indian-held Kashmir was arrested Monday under a controversial law that allows authorities to imprison someone for up to two years without charge or trial.Farooq Abdullah, 81, who also was the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested at his residence in Srinagar, the summer capital and main city of the disputed … [Read more...] about India arrests Farooq Abdullah under PSA
Russia eyes major role in Afghan peace processBy: Tahir Khan on September 17, 2019Taliban political representatives have concluded visit to Russia that was part of their renewed effort to seek support of key players in the peace process President Donald Trump abruptly blocked earlier this month.Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen says they won Russia's backing for resumption of political negotiations to end the Afghan conflict. Shaheen was part of the three-member Taliban team … [Read more...] about Russia eyes major role in Afghan peace process
HRW urges India to immediately release detained KashmirisBy: inp on September 17, 2019Human Rights Watch on Monday urged the Indian government to "immediately release detained Kashmiris who have not been charged with a recognisable offense".HRW's latest report, India: Free Kashmiris Arbitrarily Detained, documents the detention of over 4,000 Kashmiris, including politicians, activists, separatist leaders, lawyers, and journalists, who have been held in detention camps since … [Read more...] about HRW urges India to immediately release detained Kashmiris
Islamic State fills the void in Nigeria as soldiers retreat to ‘super camps’By: Agencies on September 16, 2019When Islamic State gunmen stormed the northeast Nigerian town of Magumeri on the night of August 21, they had free rein.Nigerian soldiers had left the town earlier that month under a new strategy of withdrawing to "super camps" that can be more easily defended against insurgents the army has been struggling to contain for a decade.Unchallenged, the Islamist militants torched a clinic in … [Read more...] about Islamic State fills the void in Nigeria as soldiers retreat to ‘super camps’
Lilly, Thailand’s Greta Thunberg, wages ‘war’ on plasticBy: Agencies on September 16, 2019Skipping school to glide through a dirty Bangkok canal on a paddleboard, Lilly fishes out rubbish in her mission to clean up Thailand, where the average person uses eight plastic bags every single day."I am a kid at war," the bubbly 12-year-old says after a painstaking hour-long routine picking up cans, bags and bottles bobbing in the canal."I try to stay optimistic but I am also angry. … [Read more...] about Lilly, Thailand’s Greta Thunberg, wages ‘war’ on plastic
Bar attack kills five in Mexican president’s home state before independence saluteBy: Agencies on September 16, 2019Five people were shot dead in a bar in the home state of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador a few hours before he was due to lead his first independence day celebrations on Sunday night.The public security ministry said in a post on Twitter that five people were killed and three were injured when a group of unidentified gunmen opened fire in the bar near Villahermosa, the state … [Read more...] about Bar attack kills five in Mexican president’s home state before independence salute
Afghan, US forces kill Taliban governors, fightersBy: Agencies on September 16, 2019Afghan forces backed by US forces killed two senior Taliban leaders and at least 38 fighters of the hard-line insurgent group in joint airstrikes conducted in northern and western regions of Afghanistan, officials said on Sunday.The operations, launched on Saturday night, were aimed at foiling attacks planned by the Taliban on Afghan forces, said a senior security official in capital Kabul, … [Read more...] about Afghan, US forces kill Taliban governors, fighters
Australia, Fiji attempt to bury climate hatchetBy: Agencies on September 16, 2019The leaders of Fiji and Australia agreed to boost bilateral ties Monday as they sought to smooth relations following a highly publicised clash over climate change at a Pacific summit last month.Prime Minister Scott Morrison welcomed his Fijian counterpart, Frank Bainimarama, just weeks after the Pacific leader branded him "very insulting, very condescending" for his response to criticism of … [Read more...] about Australia, Fiji attempt to bury climate hatchet
Almost 80,000 homes still without power a week after Japan typhoonBy: Agencies on September 16, 2019Almost 80,000 homes are still without power a week after a powerful typhoon battered eastern Japan, authorities said Monday, with sustained heavy rain prompting evacuation orders and hampering recovery efforts.Typhoon Faxai powered into the Tokyo region in the early hours of Monday last week, packing record winds that brought down power lines, disrupted Rugby World Cup preparations and … [Read more...] about Almost 80,000 homes still without power a week after Japan typhoon
