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Fresh protests as Lebanon parties meet to end gridlock
Sep 09, 2015 (AFP)
Lebanon protesters angered by a lack of services and political paralysis returned to Beirut's streets on Wednesday after party leaders failed to achieve results...
Activists call for nationwide protests in Lebanon
Sep 04, 2015 (AFP)
Thousands of people converged on Beirut's Martyrs Square Friday as part of a demonstration called by one of Lebanon's leading Christian parties to demand that p...
Amal Clooney to visit jailed ex-leader of Maldives
Sep 03, 2015 (AFP)
London-based human rights lawyer Amal Clooney will soon visit Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives whose incarceration has sparked widespread i...
Hong Kong activists plead not guilty over democracy protest
Sep 02, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong pro-democracy student leader Joshua Wong pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of inciting unlawful assembly over protests last year that trigger...
Lebanon government powerless as protesters escalate campaign
Sep 02, 2015 (AFP)
Lebanon's divided government appeared powerless Wednesday to address a growing protest campaign that began with frustration over rubbish collection and balloone...
Journalists acquitted in Thai navy defamation trial
Sep 01, 2015 (AFP)
An Australian journalist and his Thai colleague were acquitted of criminal defamation Tuesday over a report implicating Thailand's navy in human trafficking, as...
Lebanon's trash protesters turn up heat on government
Aug 30, 2015 (AFP)
Pressure was growing Sunday on Lebanon's government after a protest campaign spurred by a trash crisis gave political leaders a deadline to meet their demands. ...
Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong charged over protests
Aug 27, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong slammed police Thursday for what he called a "political prosecution" after he was charged over protests which led to last y...
Speculation mounts over Biden 2016 prospects
Aug 25, 2015 (AFP)
The political buzz consuming Washington's steamy summer has nothing to do with stock market jolts or even the Iran nuclear deal -- the name on everyone's lips i...
Greece announces discovery of ancient palace near Sparta
Aug 25, 2015 (UPI)
On Tuesday, Greece's culture ministry announced the discovery of an ancient Mycenaean palace near Sparta. The palatial remnants were unearthed at the archaeolog...
How Donald Trump can short sell Mexico to become president
Aug 18, 2015 (UPI)
Donald Trump's plan to finance a border wall by withholding remittances and other measures -- it has already been called everything from "cruel" to "the greates...
Head of $11 bn Chinese state firm found hanged amid graft probe
Aug 04, 2015 (AFP)
The head of a multi-billion-dollar state-owned Chinese heavy machinery manufacturer was found hanging in his office as anti-corruption investigators probed his ...
Hong Kong activists plead 'not guilty' over anti-China protest
Jul 17, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong and three other pro-democracy activists entered "not guilty" pleas in court on Friday over charges related to an anti-China...
Hong Kong student activists charged over anti-China protest
Jul 14, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong and another prominent young pro-democracy activist were charged Tuesday over an anti-China protest last year, in what they ...
Hong Kong protester 'beaten by police' wins first step in legal fight
Jul 13, 2015 (AFP)
A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester allegedly assaulted by police -- in a beating captured on video -- was given the green light Monday to challenge a decision ...
Democracy camp seeks new direction at Hong Kong protest march
Jul 01, 2015 (AFP)
Tens of thousands joined a pro-democracy march Wednesday on the anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China, in what organisers described as an opportunity to ...
Hong Kong protest march seeks unity as turnout set to shrink
Jun 30, 2015 (AFP)
Thousands are expected to gather for a pro-democracy march in Hong Kong Wednesday but organisers say numbers will be lower than in previous years as momentum ha...
Hong Kong student leader Wong in 'chilling' assault
Jun 29, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong, the teenage face of the city's pro-democracy protests, was assaulted in the street with his girlfriend in an attack he sai...
Vietnam frees high-profile dissident lawyer
Jun 27, 2015 (AFP)
One of Vietnam's most prominent dissidents vowed to continue his anti-China activism after being released from prison on Saturday after serving two and a half y...
Last remnants of Hong Kong pro-democracy camp cleared
Jun 24, 2015 (AFP)
The last remnants of the tent city that once blocked a major highway through Hong Kong during mass pro-democracy protests was cleared away by city authorities W...
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