Kashmir separatists ready for talks, Indian government says
The leader of disputed Kashmir’s largest separatist group said it was ready for talks with India’s government on Monday, after the state governor said he was optimistic about dialogue.
British parliament briefly evacuated due to fire alert: Reuters witness
The British parliament was briefly evacuated on Monday due to a fire alert, a Reuters witness said.
Turkish court tries civil society figures over 2013 protests
Prominent Turkish businessman Osman Kavala and 15 other civil society figures went on trial on Monday accused of trying to overthrow then-Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s government by organizing nationwide protests six years ago.
Russia says new U.S. sanctions on Iran are illegal
New sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran are illegal, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
Sudan must end repression, give monitors access, U.N. rights boss says
Sudanese authorities must grant human rights monitors access to the country and end “repression” against protesters and restore the country’s Internet, U.N. human rights boss Michelle Bachelet said on Monday.
Cambodia sacks minister over building collapse as toll rises to 28
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen sacked a top disaster management official on Monday, saying he had failed to take responsibility for a Chinese-owned building under construction that collapsed on the weekend killing at least 28 people.
Solomon Islands plans due diligence tour on Taiwan ties
The Solomon Islands, one of Taiwan’s remaining allies in the Pacific, will send a delegation to study Chinese aid in neighboring countries as it considers a diplomatic switch to Beijing, the delegation leader said on Monday.
Hong Kong activists renew protest against extradition bill
More than 100 people blocked a Hong Kong government building on Monday in protest against proposed legislation allowing extraditions to mainland China that they want scrapped.
Swiss to return $133 million to Uzbekistan after money laundering probe
The Swiss attorney general’s office (OAG) on Monday announced it was returning 130 million Swiss francs ($133 million) to Uzbekistan which it seized during an investigation involving a relative of the daughter of the country’s former president Islam Ka…
Kazakh town evacuated after munitions depot blasts
The Kazakh government ordered the evacuation of a town of 44,000 on Monday after a series of blasts at a nearby munitions depot, the Central Asian nation’s Defense Ministry said.
