Aug 17 Indian authorities begin easing clampdown in Kashmir By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir began restoring landline phone services on Saturday after a nearly two-week security crackdown and news blackout following a decision by India's government to downgrade the Muslim-majority region's autonomy. Continue reading
Aug 16 Hundreds join street protest in Kashmir, defying restrictions By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press The government imposed the lockdown to avoid a violent reaction to its decision on Aug. 5 to downgrade Muslim-majority Kashmir's autonomy. Continue reading
Aug 13 Indian-controlled Kashmir under strict lockdown for 9th day By Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press India is trying to stave off a violent reaction to the government's decision on Aug. 5 to strip Kashmir of its autonomy. Continue reading
Aug 10 India to bring supplies to Kashmir; Pakistan to go to UN By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Authorities enforcing a strict curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir will bring in trucks of essential supplies for an Islamic festival next week, as the divided Himalayan region remained in a lockdown Saturday following India’s decision to strip it of its constitutional… Continue reading
Aug 08 India arrests over 500 in Kashmir as Pakistan cuts railway By Ashok Sharma, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistan, which claims the divided Himalayan region together with India, on Thursday suspended a key train service with India over change in Kashmir's special status by New Delhi, as tensions between the rivals soared. Continue reading
Aug 06 Troops lock down Kashmir as India votes to strip its status By Emily Schmall, Associated Press Indian lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that strips the statehood from the Indian-administered portion of Muslim-majority Kashmir amid an indefinite security lockdown in the disputed Himalayan territory, actions that neighboring Pakistan warned could lead to war. Continue reading
Jul 22 WATCH: Trump wants Pakistan to help ‘extricate’ U.S. from Afghanistan WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he could win the war in Afghanistan in a week, but that he doesn’t want to kill millions of people and wipe Afghanistan “off the face of the earth.” He’s trying… Continue reading
Jul 21 Female suicide bomber strikes hospital in Pakistan, 9 killed By Ishtiaq Mahsud, Associated Press A female suicide bomber struck outside a hospital in Pakistan on Sunday as the wounded were being brought in from an earlier shooting against police, in a complex assault claimed by the Pakistani Taliban that killed a total of nine… Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 6:47 News Wrap: Trump denies telling McGahn to fire Mueller In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump denied he tried to have special counsel Robert Mueller fired. Though the Mueller report says Trump asked former White House counsel Don McGahn to get rid of Mueller, Trump tweeted that he “never… Continue watching
Apr 12 Suicide bombing at Pakistan open-air market kills at least 20 By Abdul Sattar, Associated Press No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Sunni militant groups have claimed similar bombings in the past against Shiites, whom they view as apostates deserving of death. Continue reading