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British MPs have 'every right' to visit Hong Kong
Dec 01, 2014 (AFP)
The head of a British parliamentary committee refused entry to Hong Kong said Monday that MPs had "every right" to visit, as a government spokesman said China's...
Joshua Wong, two other HK student protesters on hunger strike
Dec 01, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong pro-democracy protest leader Joshua Wong and two other members of his student group Scholarism announced Monday they have gone on an "indefinite" hung...
Hong Kong leader says protests 'in vain' after violent clashes
Dec 01, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong's leader said Monday that pro-democracy protests were "in vain" after police used pepper spray and batons on students trying to storm government headq...
Hong Kong police clash with protesters outside govt HQ
Nov 30, 2014 (AFP)
Hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters faced off against police early Monday in a fresh escalation of tensions, with officers firing pepper spray at ang...
Hong Kong leader admits inequality is fuelling mass protests
Nov 29, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong's leader admitted on Saturday that the frustration among young people over a lack of "upward mobility" was fuelling mass protests calling for free ele...
Hong Kong student leader says police 'tried to hurt' him
Nov 27, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong student protest leader Joshua Wong Thursday accused police of using violence against him during his arrest as authorities clashed with demonstrators a...
Hong Kong police spray protesters, arrest 80 in bid to clear street
Nov 25, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong police used pepper spray and arrested 80 people Tuesday as they moved to clear a city street blocked by pro-democracy demonstrators for nearly two mon...
Clashes as Hong Kong protesters attempt parliament break-in
Nov 19, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong police clashed with pro-democracy demonstrators Wednesday after a small group attempted to break into the city's legislature, with tensions spiking as...
Hong Kong authorities begin clearing main protest camp
Nov 18, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong authorities on Tuesday cleared part of the city's main pro-democracy protest camp, the first of several planned evictions to shrink mass sit-ins that ...
Myanmar rules out constitutional change before polls
Nov 18, 2014 (AFP)
Myanmar's parliament speaker said Tuesday the current junta-drafted constitution, which bars opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from becoming president, cannot ...
Peru activist killings condemned ahead of climate talks
Nov 17, 2014 (AFP)
At least 57 environmental activists have been murdered in Peru since 2002, a rights group said Monday, criticizing the killings as the country prepares to host ...
Ex-US officials criticize Obama 'micromanagement'
Nov 16, 2014 (AFP)
Leon Panetta and Robert Gates, two former directors of the CIA and Defense Department, on Saturday criticized President Barack Obama's "micromanagement" of the ...
Hong Kong court notice clears way for action at protest site
Nov 16, 2014 (AFP)
A Hong Kong court notice ordering the eviction of democracy demonstrators from parts of the main protest site they have occupied for seven weeks has been publis...
Hong Kong protest leaders prevented from flying to Beijing
Nov 15, 2014 (AFP)
Three Hong Kong democracy protest leaders were Saturday denied permission to board a flight to Beijing, where they had hoped to bring their demand for free elec...
Obama in Myanmar to throw weight behind stuttering reforms
Nov 12, 2014 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama landed in Myanmar Wednesday as the once cloistered nation hosted its biggest gathering of world leaders since shedding junta rule, but...
Hong Kong protesters plan to occupy British consulate
Nov 12, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong students plan to occupy roads surrounding the city's British consulate in anger at a lack of support from London for their pro-democracy movement, as ...
Hong Kong authorities plan to take action at protest sites
Nov 11, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong bailiffs and police are planning to take action at pro-democracy protest sites in the city as pressure grows on demonstrators to leave, the government...
India's Modi names yoga minister in major reshuffle
Nov 10, 2014 (AFP)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed a yoga minister in a major revamp of his government after storming to power in May, in a bid to promote the an...
Hong Kong democracy protesters march to China office
Nov 09, 2014 (AFP)
Hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters marched on Sunday to the Chinese government's offices in the semi-autonomous city, demanding direct talks with Be...
Hong Kong protest leaders request formal meeting with Beijing
Nov 07, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong protest leaders made a formal request Friday to speak with China over political reform, calling on a pro-Beijing politician to act as their mediator. ...
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