Separatists in Iran kill up to 19, including Guard commander

Iranian state-linked media say up to 19 people, including a commander in the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, were killed in an attack by armed separatists on a police base in the eastern city of Zahedan

Kurdish exiles back Iran protests but deny organizing them

Iran has accused Kurdish opposition groups in exile of orchestrating the wave of protests across the country over the past two weeks

Indian opposition party seeks to shed dynastic rule image

India’s main opposition party Indian National Congress is set to choose a non-family member as its next president as it struggles to recover before key upcoming elections

India raises interest rate to 5.90% to tame inflation

India’s central bank has raised its key interest rate to 5.90% and said developing economy were facing slowing growth, elevated food and energy prices, debt distress and currency depreciation

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India's top court gives equal abortion access to all women

India’s Supreme Court has ruled that all women, regardless of marital status, can obtain abortions up to 24 weeks into their pregnancies

UN envoy says return to war in Yemen “real”

The U.N. envoy for Yemen has warned that the risk of a return to fighting “is real,” urging warring parties to accept a longer extension of the current ceasefire due to expire next month

Renewed militia clashes rock western Libya; 5 killed

Local officials in Libya say that a new round of infighting between rogue militias in the country's west has killed at least five people, including a 10-year-old girl

Renewed militia clashes rock western Libya; child killed

Local officials in Libya say that a new round of infighting between rouge militias in the country's west has killed a 10-year-old girl

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