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Hong Kong demo 'graffiti teen' allowed to stay with family
Jan 19, 2015 (AFP)
A 14-year-old girl who was arrested for chalking flowers on the wall of a Hong Kong democracy protest site and faced being taken into care will be allowed to st...
HK protest leader accuses government of harassment with arrests
Jan 18, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong student leader Alex Chow on Sunday accused police of mounting a campaign of harassment against pro-democracy campaigners after he became the latest fi...
Obama to answer queries on YouTube after annual speech
Jan 15, 2015 (AFP)
President Barack Obama will answer questions from YouTube creators in a live interview two days after his State of the Union address, the Google-owned video ser...
Hong Kong leader warns of 'anarchy' in key speech
Jan 14, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying warned Wednesday that demands for fully free elections risked "anarchy" as he pledged allegiance to Beijing and pro-democracy l...
Nepal risks return to conflict without constitution: UN
Jan 14, 2015 (AFP)
Nepal risks a return to "confrontation and conflict" if its leaders fail to agree on a post-war constitution due next week, a senior UN official said Wednesday....
Hong Kong campaigners announce major democracy rally
Jan 12, 2015 (AFP)
A pro-democracy group on Monday announced plans for the first major street rally in Hong Kong since more than two months of mass protests ended, with organisers...
Sirisena to be sworn in as Sri Lanka's new president
Jan 09, 2015 (AFP)
Maithripala Sirisena will be sworn in as Sri Lankan president Friday after a shock victory over veteran strongman Mahinda Rajapakse in an election dominated by ...
Hong Kong student leader Wong slams authorities in court
Jan 08, 2015 (AFP)
The teenage face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, 18-year-old Joshua Wong, slammed the authorities Thursday in a court appearance linked to mass protests ...
Hong Kong takes next step on political reform
Jan 07, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong Wednesday announced new proposals for how the city should choose its next leader but made clear that candidates would still be screened -- the key iss...
Hong Kong leader warns against protests ahead of reform talks
Jan 06, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong's leader warned Tuesday against fresh pro-democracy protests before the next step in the city's contentious political reform process, as a new officia...
Hong Kong protest teen will not be taken from parents: lawyer
Jan 05, 2015 (AFP)
A 14-year-old pro-democracy protester in Hong Kong who faced being removed from his parents will be allowed to remain with his family, his lawyer said Monday, a...
Media watchdog concern after Tunisian army jails blogger
Jan 02, 2015 (AFP)
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) expressed "deep concern" on Friday after a military court sentenced a Tunisian blogger to three years in jail for...
Sri Lanka opposition says army scaring off Tamil voters
Jan 01, 2015 (AFP)
Sri Lanka's opposition Thursday accused the government of deploying thousands of troops to deter ethnic minority Tamils from voting against President Mahinda Ra...
Hong Kong 'graffiti' teenager released on bail
Jan 01, 2015 (AFP)
A Hong Kong teenager who was arrested and sent to a children's home after she drew a flower on a wall famous for pro-democracy messages has been released on bai...
Hong Kong protest teenager sent to children's home
Dec 30, 2014 (AFP)
A 14-year-old Hong Kong girl arrested for scribbling graffiti on a wall famous for the pro-democracy messages it carried has been sent to a children's home, her...
China praises Hong Kong for not giving in to protesters
Dec 26, 2014 (AFP)
China's president on Friday heaped praise on Hong Kong's embattled leader Leung Chun-ying as they met in Beijing, commending him for maintaining "stability" in ...
Tunisia arrests blogger convicted of 'defaming' army: lawyer
Dec 25, 2014 (AFP)
Tunisian authorities have arrested a blogger as he returned from a trip abroad weeks after he was convicted of defaming army officers, his lawyer said Thursday....
Hong Kong 'Occupy hotel' recreates protest camp for guests
Dec 24, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong's pro-democracy protest camps may have been swept away but one man has recreated a rally site as an Occupy hotel -- where guests now pay to spend the ...
Umbrellas banned during China's Presidential visit to Macau
Dec 19, 2014 (AFP)
President Xi Jinping visited a drizzly Macau on Friday for the 15th anniversary of the gambling hub's return to Chinese rule, with onlookers barred from using u...
Sri Lanka military denies dabbling in politics
Dec 18, 2014 (AFP)
Sri Lanka's military Thursday rejected opposition allegations that it had deployed troops to campaign for President Mahinda Rajapakse's re-election. Military sp...
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