KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- One Afghan police officer and a militant were killed and two police personnel wounded following a militant shooting attack in Kandahar, capital of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Thursday, provincial government said.

"Two militants fired on a police unit in Baro Darwaza area of Police District 4 in Kandahar city at evening. The police followed the attackers, killing one and arresting another in Darwaza-e-Kabul neighborhood," the government said in a statement. (Afghanistan-Shooting)

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia on Thursday called on Pakistan and India to exercise utmost restraint to avoid further clashes, according to a foreign ministry's statement.

"Cambodia follows with great concern the recent escalation of tension between Pakistan and India in the Kashmir region," the statement said. (Cambodia-Pakistan-India)

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HONG KONG -- The 36th Hong Kong International Jewelry Show opened here Thursday, attracting more than 2,600 exhibitors from all over the world to promote their products.

Organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the show presents a diverse array of finished jewelry, from the rarest and most luxurious to the exclusive collections of internationally renowned brands, as well as works from emerging designers. (Hong Kong-Jewelry Show)

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NEW DELHI -- The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the government of India on Thursday signed a 455-million-U.S.-dollar loan to finance a rural roads project in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh.

The rural roads project will connect some 3,300 habitations in the Indian state with a population of more than 250, and benefit around 2 million people, said a statement released by India's Finance Ministry. (AIIB-India-Loan)

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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that Pakistan will release a detained Indian pilot on Friday for the sake of peace and de-escalation of tensions between the two neighbors.

Addressing a joint session of the two houses of the parliament, Khan said the Pakistani government has decided to hand over the pilot to Indian authorities as a goodwill gesture. (Pakistan-India-Pilot) Enditem

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