SRINAGAR / AP Indian authorities on Wednesday imposed a curfew in parts of Kashmir to stop fresh anti-India demonstrations following the killings of four people by Indian troops and a general strike called by separatists. The latest death occurred when a man was hit on his head by a tear gas shell fired by security forces and died in a …

  Beijing / AP Kenyan police will deport 45 Taiwanese to mainland China where they face investigation for fraud, Chinese state media said on Wednesday after Taipei blasted Beijing for “abducting” its citizens. Taipei said this week that Beijing had “illegally” pressured authorities in Nairobi to deport eight of its citizens to the mainland after they had been cleared of …

SEOUL / AP Exit polls from South Korea’s parliamentary election on Wednesday indicated that President Park Geun-hye’s conservative party would not regain its majority in the National Assembly. Such an outcome would jeopardize Park’s plans to push ahead with controversial economic reforms, and would blow open next year’s presidential race. Pollsters had predicted that the ruling Saenuri Party would crush …