Indian troops kill six in Kashmir as annual death toll hits highest in a decade
Indian troops killed six separatist militants in a gunbattle in the disputed region of Kashmir on Friday, the army said, taking the death toll for the year to the highest in nearly a decade.
Singapore finance minister gets key party post, seen in line to be next PM
Singapore’s ruling party on Friday named Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat to a key leadership post, possibly putting him in line to take over as prime minister when current leader Lee Hsien Loong steps down.
Indonesia’s ‘millennials party’ draws fire for comments on sharia bylaws
Police in Muslim-majority Indonesia have questioned the head of one of its newest and most progressive parties, who is battling accusations of “Islamophobia” from rival politicians, after she said her party opposed the growth of bylaws based on religio…
Separatist rebels storm Chinese consulate in Pakistan, two police killed
Three suicide attackers tried to storm the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday, but were killed before they could get into the building, the city’s police chief said.
Italy EU affairs minister Savona denies report he may quit
Italy’s EU Affairs Minister Paolo Savona denied on Friday a press report that he was considering resigning over the government’s decision to challenge European Union budget rules.
Far-right activist Robinson appointed adviser to UKIP leader
The leader of the eurosceptic United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) has appointed far-right activist Tommy Robinson as an adviser.
Blast at market in northwest Pakistan kills at least 25
A suicide bomb attack on a crowded festival and market in northwest Pakistan’s northwest killed at least 25 people on Friday and wounded 20, a government official said.
Turkey’s foreign minister says EU comments on rule of law ‘out of line’
Turkey on Friday criticized the European Union’s foreign policy chief for her comments on the rule of law in Turkey, a day after she and another official rebuked Ankara over arrests of journalists and the detention of a Kurdish politician.
Former Brexit minister Raab says PM May’s deal will fail in parliament
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal to leave the European Union will be voted down in parliament, her former Brexit minister said on Friday, adding that alternative stopgap agreements could help provide a bridge in a no-deal scenario.
India issues swift condemnation of attack on Chinese consulate in Pakistan
India condemned an attack on the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday, saying there was no justification for such violence.
