Kashmir locked down as India seeks to stifle protests after killings

Indian authorities put separatist leaders in the disputed Kashmir region under house arrest on Monday while police sealed off roads in an effort to stifle protests against the killing of civilians on the weekend.

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Blast smashes windows, wrecks offices at Greece's SKAI TV in 'attack on democracy'

A powerful blast smashed windows and wrecked offices at Greece's SKAI TV in Athens on Monday in what officials called an attack on democracy. No one was injured.

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On Iraq's border with Syria, Iran-backed militia warily eye U.S. forces

From a desert hillside guarded by Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitaries, commander Qasim Muslih can spot Islamic State hideouts across the frontier in Syria. But he also keeps a wary eye on U.S. warplanes soaring overhead.

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Police, firemen search for cause of explosion in Japan's Sapporo

Police and fire officials on Monday were searching for the cause of a dramatic explosion in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo that collapsed a building and injured 42 people.

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Singapore court allows gay man to adopt son in landmark ruling

Singapore's high court on Monday allowed a gay doctor to adopt his biological son, a landmark ruling in the socially conservative city-state that comes almost a year after his initial bid was rejected.

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Bowing out as president, Congo's Kabila raises prospect of a return act

A month before his scheduled departure after nearly two decades as Congo's president, Joseph Kabila received a procession of foreign reporters at his heavily guarded riverside palace for a rare series of interviews.

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U.N., Palestinians launch humanitarian appeal after funding cuts

The United Nations and the Palestinian Authority on Monday appealed for $350 million in humanitarian relief for Palestinians next year, saying that they needed more but had to be realistic in the face of "record-low" funding.

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Hunt for Lion Air jet's black box delayed by bad weather

A renewed search for the cockpit voice recorder of a Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea on Oct. 29 has been delayed for two days due to bad weather hampering the arrival of a specialized ship, the airline said.

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Afghan Taliban say will meet U.S. officials in UAE on Monday

Representatives from the Afghan Taliban will meet U.S. officials in the United Arab Emirates on Monday, the movement's main spokesman said as diplomatic moves toward agreeing to the basis for talks to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan continue.

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Australian minister resigns over alleged website date on Hong Kong trip

An Australian government lawmaker on Monday resigned from Cabinet over a media report he used a website to meet a younger woman while on a Hong Kong work trip -- overshadowing the government posting the best financial outlook in 10 years.

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Canada says China has granted consular access to second detainee

Canadian diplomats received consular access on Sunday to the second of two men detained by China over the past week, Canada's foreign ministry said in a statement that gave few details.

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Saudi Arabia rejects U.S. Senate position on Khashoggi: statement

Saudi Arabia early on Monday rejected "the position expressed recently by the United States Senate", saying that the Jamal Khashoggi murder is a crime that does not reflect the policy of the kingdom, a statement by Saudi's foreign ministry said.

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Nigeria's farmer-herder clashes have left over 3,600 people dead, Amnesty says

Clashes in Nigeria between farmers and semi-nomadic herders have killed more than 3,600 people since 2016, most of them this year, Amnesty International said on Monday, in a report documenting an upsurge in violence that could sway the results of February 2019 elections.

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