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Hong Kong’s withdrawal of extradition bill fails to pacify protesters

23 Oct 2019

Hong Kong protesters on Wednesday got what they have been demanding for months when authorities officially withdrew controversial extradition bill. "The bill stands suspended because it it had resulted...

Lebanon cabinet to meet at presidential palace amid protests: NNA

21 Oct 2019

Lebanon’s cabinet will convene on Monday at the Baabda palace, the National News Agency said as protests grip the country in the biggest show of dissent against the ruling...

Hong Kong leader visits mosque struck by blue water-cannon dye

21 Oct 2019

Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader and the city’s police chief visited a mosque on Monday that was struck with blue dye from a water cannon during the latest bout of...

Hong Kong assembly session halted again by opposition protest

17 Oct 2019

Opposition members following a bloody attack on a leader of the nearly 5-month-old protest movement again forced Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam from the legislative chamber on Thursday. Hong...

Scandal over justice minister galvanises South Koreans at protests

12 Oct 2019

A growing corruption scandal over a new justice minister is bringing South Koreans from across the political spectrum out into the streets in numbers rarely seen since candlelight protests...

More Hong Kong protests planned as metro limps back to business

10 Oct 2019

Hong Kong’s metro rail system will shut early again on Thursday to allow time to repair damaged facilities, its operator said as the city braced for more anti-government demonstrations...

Killing of student sparks protests in Bangladesh

09 Oct 2019

Police in Bangladesh are investigating the killing of a student at a university dormitory allegedly by student activists loyal to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after he criticized a recent...

HK pro-democracy activist appeals against sentence as further protests loom

09 Oct 2019

A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist jailed for six years for rioting in 2016 appeared in court on Wednesday to appeal against his sentence, as anti-government protests showed no signs...

Iraqi PM Abdul Mahdi discusses recent protests in phone call with US Secretary of State Pompeo

07 Oct 2019

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi discussed the protests that have gripped his country this past week in a phone call with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, his...

Global Extinction Rebellion protests begin in Australia

07 Oct 2019

Extinction Rebellion activists began gathering in cities across Australia and New Zealand on Monday to kick off a fortnight of global civil disobedience demanding governments take urgent action on...

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