Police in India today said they had shot and killed at least eight people in the north-eastern state of Assam during protests against the conduct of a local election.

Police today fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse hundreds of people who burned the American national flag in the Indian portion of Kashmir, protesting against the hanging of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

More than 10,000 turtles from an endangered species have been found dead along a coastal stretch in eastern India.