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Hong Kong's legislature takes up China national anthem bill
Associated Press, Published on 23/01/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's legislature took up a controversial bill Wednesday that would punish anyone who publicly and intentionally insults the Chinese national anthem with up to three years in prison, raising concerns about Beijing's growing influence in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
China censors frantically scrub anti-Xi critics, satire
Associated Press, Published on 27/02/2018
» BEIJING: Chinese censors acted quickly Monday to remove satirical commentary online about the ruling Communist Party's move to enable President Xi Jinping to stay in power indefinitely, while political observers weighed the possibility that China will return to an era of one-man rule.
Lawsuit challenges US border searches of computers, phones
Associated Press, Published on 14/09/2017
» WASHINGTON: A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday claims the US government's growing practice of searching laptops and cellphones at the border is unconstitutional because electronic devices now carry troves of private personal and business information.
The Thai-born refugee the US cannot deport
Associated Press, Published on 29/05/2017
» BOSTON - Lawyers in the US state of Massachusetts are seeking the release of a man they say is being unlawfully detained by federal immigration officials while they try to find a country to deport him to.
Trump suffers second defeat on travel ban
Associated Press, Published on 16/03/2017
» HONOLULU - A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's revised travel ban hours before it was to take effect, marking the second time courts have thwarted Mr Trump's efforts to freeze immigration by refugees and citizens of some predominantly Muslim nations.
Record set on Black Friday for US gun background checks
Associated Press, Published on 03/12/2015
» More US residents applied to purchase handguns, rifles and other firearms from licensed dealers on Black Friday than any other day on record, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation data released this week.
Suu Kyi's NLD projects landslide in historic Myanmar vote
Associated Press, Published on 09/11/2015
» YANGON -- Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party said Monday that it was confident it was headed for a landslide victory in Myanmar's historic elections, and official results from the government that began trickling in appeared to back up the claim.
Millions vote in Myanmar polls
Associated Press, Published on 08/11/2015
» With tremendous excitement and hope, millions of citizens voted Sunday in Myanmar's historic general election that will test whether the military's long-standing grip on power can be loosened, with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party expected to secure an easy victory.
Myanmar amends public protest law
Associated Press, Published on 25/06/2014
» YANGON - Myanmar's parliament amended a controversial law that requires people to obtain permission for public protests and subjects violators to penalties, including prison terms, state media reported Wednesday.
US court: FB 'Like' is free speech
Associated Press, Published on 19/09/2013
» RICHMOND, Virginia - Clicking "Like" on Facebook is constitutionally protected free speech, a US federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.