Schools, telephone lines to be opened in Kashmir after lockdown
'You will find a lot of Srinagar functioning tomorrow morning,' Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary told reporters
A birth and a death amid Kashmir's harsh lockdown
Families are struggling in the face of a government clampdown in Kashmir that has blacked out phone lines and severely restricted movement
Italian political standoff keeps rescued migrants stranded at sea
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has ordered his officials to prevent the boat disembarking the migrants in defiance of his own prime minister and despite six EU nations agreeing to take them
First two Ebola cases confirmed in Congo's South Kivu - officials
The cases open up a new front in the fight against an outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed at least 1,800 people over the past year
Sydney's water supply falling at fastest rate on record due to drought
At the current rate of decline, discounting rainfall, Sydney dams would only have enough water reserves for another two years
Trump rule targeting poor immigrants could harm children, health - advocates
Under a rule unveiled this week, the administration can reject applicants for temporary or permanent visas if they fail to meet high enough income standards or if they receive public assistance
Retrial to resume of Salvadoran woman on homicide charge after delivering stillborn son
Prosecutors say Evelyn Hernandez had induced an abortion, despite her account that she was unaware of her pregnancy when she delivered a stillborn son
Rights groups criticise U.N.decision to hold conference on torture in Egypt
Rights activists say President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has overseen a crackdown on freedoms in Egypt since he took power in 2014
Myanmar, Bangladesh agree to start Rohingya repatriation next week
A total of 3,540 refugees have been cleared for return by Myanmar from a list of more than 22,000 names recently sent by Bangladesh, officials said
Italy says six EU states will take in Open Arms migrants
The migrants have been stranded on the Spanish charity ship Open Arms since it picked them up off Libya in early August