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Many to vote this time to deny BJP control

SRINAGAR, Sept 17 (AP): For decades, boycotting elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir was a sign of protest against Indian rule.That may change on Wednesday, when many residents of the Muslim-majority region say they're willing to use their vote in a local election to deny Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party the power...

US still working on revised proposal for Gaza truce

NEW YORK, Sept 17 (Reuters/BBC/AFP): The United States is still working with mediators Egypt and Qatar to present a revised proposal for a ceasefire in the war in Gaza, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Monday.Officials have for weeks said a new proposal would be presented soon for a...

Gunman hides for hours in bushes before Trump's last-minute game of golf

FLORIDA, Sept 17 (BBC): A gunman hid for nearly 12 hours in bushes before Donald Trump played an unscheduled game of golf at his oceanfront club in Florida - leaving locals stunned at what authorities say appears to be the second attempt to assassinate the former president in as many...

Myanmar sinks into rights 'abyss'

GENEVA, Sept 17 (AFP): The UN on Tuesday provided accounts of horrifying torture and an overall worsening rights situation in Myanmar, amid intensifying hostilities and the absence of rule of law."Myanmar is plumbing the depths of the human rights abyss," said James Rodehaver, head of the United Nations rights office's...

Trudeau faces setback as party loses election

OTTAWA, Sept 17 (Reuters): Canada's ruling Liberal Party lost a once-safe seat in a Montreal parliamentary constituency, preliminary results showed on Tuesday, a result likely to put more pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to quit.Elections Canada said that with 100% of the votes counted in LaSalle-Emard-Verdun, Liberal candidate Laura...

Wickremesinghe seeks another term as president

COLOMBO, Sept 17 (AFP): Sri Lanka's right-wing President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who seeks re-election this week, describes himself as the "designated survivor" capable of salvaging the economically troubled nation.Critics, however, say the 75-year-old six-time prime minister has been the beneficiary of circumstances, rising the ranks via power vacuums left by assassinations...