India PM warns of strong response to blast
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed a "befitting reply" to Pakistan after a car bomb attack in Kashmir killed 44 paramilitary policemen.


Man abducted to NKorea in 1978 is alive
North Korea has always denied that a restaurant worker who Japan believes was kidnapped in or around 1978 after he set off for Europe, ever entered the country.


US is campaigning against us: Huawei exec
A Huawei chairman has criticised the US, accusing Washington of carrying out a 'coordinated, tactical geopolitical campaign' against the Chinese company.


Thai party fields transgender PM candidate
'I will not be a prime minister. But it doesn't matter,' says Pauline Ngarmpring, who is pursuing a bid to become Thailand's first transgender prime minister.


Killers of Suu Kyi aide sentenced to death
A Myanmar court has found two men who shot and killed an aide to the nation's leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of murder, and has sentenced them to death.


China trade meetings 'productive': Mnuchin
Neither China nor the US have as yet offered details on how the two sides might de-escalate a tariff war that has roiled financial markets.


Kashmir car bomb kills 44 police officers
A car bomb has killed 44 policemen in disputed Kashmir, prompting India to demand Pakistan act against militants using its territory, a claim Islamabad denies.


Kashmir blast kills 10 soldiers, wounds 20
A large explosion that struck a paramilitary convoy on a key highway in Indian-controlled Kashmir has killed at least 10 soldiers and wounded 20 others.


US-China trade talks move to higher level
US-China trade talks follow three days of deputy-level meetings to work out technical details, including a mechanism for enforcing any trade agreement.


China, US start high-level trade talks
China and the United States have kicked off high-level trade talks in Beijing.


Ghosn to lose millions after stepping down
Former Renault head Carlos Ghosn will not be eligible to receive the millions of euros worth of company shares he was granted between 2015 and 2018.