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Hong Kong airport reopens, official China newspaper urges end to violence

Shawdesh Desk: — Hong Kong airport reopens after violent protests — Airport obtains injunction to block protesters — Protesters angry over perceived erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong — Hundreds

Kashmir colonies divided over new status change

Shawdesh Desk: India’s move to carve up Kashmir and curtail its autonomous powers has caused division and anger in parts of the far-flung Himalayan region even as followers of prime

HK protesters retreat from airport, city still in chaos

Shawdesh Desk: Pro-democracy protesters retreated from Hong Kong’s airport on Wednesday following two days of hugely disruptive rallies that turned violent and plunged the global financial hub further into turmoil.

India imposes Kashmir clampdown to head off Eid protests

Shawdesh Desk: Indian troops clamped tight restrictions on mosques across Kashmir for Monday’s Eid-ul-Azha festival, fearing anti-government protests over the stripping of the Muslim-majority region’s autonomy, according to residents. The

Hong Kong’s airport reopens after protests

Shawdesh Desk: Hong Kong’s airport reopened on Tuesday but its administrator warned that flight movements would still be affected, after China said protests that have swept the city over the

Death toll rises to 44 as typhoon Lekima wreaks havoc in eastern China

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from typhoon Lekima in eastern China rose to 44 people on Monday morning, according to official data, as the storm continued up the coast, racking

Texas shooter says he targeted ‘Mexicans’

Shawdesh Desk: The 21-year-old Texan who killed 22 people in an El Paso Walmart told police following his arrest that he was targeting ‘Mexicans,’ according to an arrest warrant published

At least 22 killed, several missing in Myanmar landslide

Shawdesh Desk: At least 22 people were killed when a landslide triggered by monsoon rains struck a village in eastern Myanmar, as emergency workers continued the search Saturday for scores