26 protesters detained, 17 police officers injured in Ukraine

A total of 26 people were detained and 17 police officers injured during the protest in Kiev, capital of Ukraine, the Kiev police communication department announced on Tuesday night.
Japanese Defense Minister Kono to visit China
Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono is expected to call for more transparency in China's military activities during a two-day visit to the country that begins on Wednesday.
India protests rage over 'anti-Muslim' law
Fresh protests rocked India on Monday as anger grew over new citizenship legislation slammed as anti-Muslim, after six people died in the northeast and as many as 200 were injured in New Delhi.
22 wounded in bomb attack in Afghanistan: official
At least 22 people were wounded in a bomb attack in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Tuesday, a provincial health official confirmed.
14 dead, 2 trapped in southwest China coal and gas outburst
Fourteen miners were found dead and two others remained trapped underground after a coal and gas outburst happened at a coal mine in southwest China's Guizhou Province early Tuesday, local authorities said.
10 civilians killed in landmine explosion in E. Afghanistan
Ten civilians, including three children, were killed in a landmine explosion in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province on Tuesday, a provincial police spokesman confirmed.
US, S.Korea resume talks on military cost sharing
The United States and South Korea are holding their fifth round of talks to narrow the gap over how much Seoul should pay next year to host US military forces.