April 2, 2017 Thousands gather in Paris over police killing of Chinese man Thousands of protesters have gathered in Paris to demand answers and justice one week after a Chinese man was killed at his home by the police, a case that has provoked anger in the French capital's Asian community.
April 2, 2017 New tunnel eases travel in troubled Indian Kashmir Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has opened an 11-kilometer (7-mile) tunnel through the Himalayan terrain to help ease travel on a highway linking the troubled Kashmir valley with the rest of India.
April 2, 2017 Shrine's custodian, aides, kill 20 devotees in Pakistan Pakistani police say the custodian of a local shrine and his accomplices have murdered 20 devotees, including four women, in eastern Punjab province.
April 2, 2017 Madagascar forest overwhelmed by thousands seeking sapphires A sapphire rush has brought tens of thousands of people into the remote rainforests of eastern Madagascar, disfiguring a protected environmental area and prompting calls for military intervention.
April 2, 2017 Afghan official: 9 civilians killed in southern Afghanistan At least nine civilian have been killed after an Afghanistan army commando unit detonated a cache of ordinance found in southern Helmand province.
April 2, 2017 Bangladesh High Court upholds death for 2 in blogger killing Bangladesh's High Court has confirmed the death penalty for two people tied to a banned Islamist militant group given by a trial court two years ago for the killing of an atheist blogger critical of radical Islam.
April 2, 2017 Huge cargo ship disappears in South Atlantic with 22 crew members on board The South Korean vessel has sparked a search operation after disappearing in unknown circumstances
April 2, 2017 Suu Kyi's party retains heartland support in Myanmar polls Official results from Myanmar's election committee show that Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling National League for Democracy party has retained voters' loyalty in its Yangon strongholds, but has weakened in ethnic minority areas that helped boost her party's 2015 landslide general election victory.
April 2, 2017 Professor detained in China returns to Australia The lawyer for a Sydney-based professor who was prevented from leaving China says his client has been allowed to return to Australia.
April 2, 2017 Pakistan sets up helpline for women in need When Durdana married for a second time and to a man of her own choosing, her parents threatened to kill her if she tried to see her new husband. They imprisoned her in their home, but she still had her mobile phone and had learned that a helpline for women had been set up. She noted the number and then one day when she was alone in the house, she called.
