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Hong Kong marches turn ugly again
Published on 31/08/2019
» HONG KONG: Protest marches that began peacefully on Saturday turned ugly as police used a water cannon to push back a hardcore group of demonstrators throwing petrol bombs and rocks outside the Legislative Council headquarters.
Rallies underline bitter Hong Kong divide
Published on 17/08/2019
» HONG KONG: Pro-democracy protesters marched on one side of Hong Kong’s famous harbour on Saturday to demand the government heed their demands. Across the water, a pro-government rally called for an end to the often violent protests.
Hong Kong on the march again
Published on 03/08/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong protesters removed a Chinese national flag from its pole and flung it into Victoria Harbour on Saturday after a pro-democracy rally once again continued into the evening despite police warnings to stick to a short, pre-approved route.
Hong Kong protesters tear-gassed
Published on 27/07/2019
» HONG KONG: Police fired tear gas on Saturday at protesters who defied authorities’ warnings not to march in a neighbourhood where six days earlier a mob targeting demonstrators had brutally attacked people in a train station.
HK marchers appeal for end to violence
Published on 20/07/2019
» HONG KONG: Thousands gathered in Hong Kong on Saturday for a pro-government rally to call for an end to violence, after a wave of protests against an extradition bill triggered clashes between police and activists and plunged the territory into crisis.
Executions still 'rampant' in Philippine drug war: Amnesty
Reuters, Published on 08/07/2019
» MANILA: Impunity and unlawful killings continue unabated three years into the Philippines' war on drugs, with a pattern of executions under the guise of police sting operations and a state unwilling to investigate them, a report said on Monday.
Protests escalate as Hong Kong marks handover
Associated Press, Published on 01/07/2019
» HONG KONG: Frustration among protesters in Hong Kong boiled over Monday, with one group attacking the legislative building and tens of thousands of others marching through the city to demand expanded democracy on the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony's return to China.
Malaysia detains 4 Indians, seizes drugs, 5,255 turtles
Associated Press, Published on 26/06/2019
» SEPANG, Malaysia: Malaysia authorities have arrested four Indians and seized more than 14 kilogrammes of drugs and over 5,000 turtles from their luggage at the Kuala Lumpur airport.
Trump says he called off deadly strike against Iran
Published on 21/06/2019
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump says he aborted a military strike on Iran because such a response to Teheran’s downing of a US surveillance drone would have caused a disproportionate loss of life.
Mexican leader vows 'prudence' after Trump tariff threat
Published on 31/05/2019
» Mexico’s president said on Friday that he would respond with “great prudence” to threats by his US counterpart Donald Trump to slap tariffs on Mexican goods, and called on Mexicans to unite to deal with the challenge.