Hong Kong Protest Turns Violent as Anxiety Over China's Interference Rises
A massive protest in Hong Kong turned violent Sunday night when demonstrators attempted to storm a police barricade outside the Chinese government’s headquarters, prompting officers to retaliate with pepper spray and batons. The protest began peacefully earlier in the day: with thousands of people marching across town to decry Beijing’s controversial decision this week to effectively decide the fate of two radical lawmakers who call for the semiautonomous territory’s outright independence fro..>> view original13 suspects arrested for rioting during Jakarta protest
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The attack comes as forces are fighting against ISIS to take back the city of Mosul. 11/06/2016 09:29 am ET. Ahmed Saad / Reuters. A general view of Samarra, February 3, 2016. Picture taken February 3, 2016.>> view originalBrexit: Theresa May insists government 'getting on with it'
Media captionNigel Farage and Gina Miller clash over Brexit Theresa May has insisted the government is "getting on" with Brexit, following a High Court ruling that Parliament must vote on when the formal process of leaving the EU can get under way.The prime minister urged MPs and peers to "remember" the referendum result.UKIP leader Nigel Farage warned of protests on the streets if the decision in favour of Brexit was ignored.But the campaigner who brought the High Court case said it would ..>> view originalAs election nears, Pope Francis warns against fear, building walls
Pope Francis participates in the World Meeting of the Popular Movements in the Vatican on Saturday. (Osservatore Romano/AFP/Getty Images Pope Francis on Saturday condemned the political use of fear and the building of walls, describing the refugee crisis as “a problem of the world” and urging political leaders to do more, according to America magazine. The pope did not name names and did not refer to the upcoming U.S. presidential election, but he spoke about issues that have come up in the ..>> view originalDuterte's bloody war: Another Philippine mayor accused of drug trafficking is gunned down by police
A picture dated Oct. 5 shows Rolando Espinosa Sr., mayor of Albuera township in Leyte, being escorted by officers following his arrest. (Robert Dejon/European Pressphoto Agency) The mayor of a small Philippine town and a suspected drug lord was reportedly shot and killed in his jail cell on Saturday during a gunfight with law enforcement officials. Rolando Espinosa Sr., mayor of Albuera in the province of Leyte in the Philippines' Visayas region, was shot after he and another inmate allegedl..>> view originalMiddle East|Syrian Kurds Announce Campaign to Retake Raqqa From IS
BEIRUT รข€” Kurdish-led Syrian forces backed by the U.S. said they have begun a military campaign to liberate the Islamic State group's de facto capital of Raqqa, urging civilians to avoid "enemy gatherings" in the Syrian city and warning Turkey not to interfere in the operation.The announcement by a coalition of Kurds and Arabs known as the Syria Democratic Forces came at a news conference in Ein Issa, north of Raqqa, and was attended by senior commanders and representatives of the group. But ..>> view originalScandal Unites Rival Koreas in Fury at South Korea's Leader
SEOUL, South Korea — In only a few days, South Korea's biggest scandal in years has done what six decades of diplomacy and bloodshed couldn't. It has united the rival Koreas, at least in one area: indignation against South Korea's leader.North Korea's propaganda mavens have never been shy in calling South Korean President Park Geun-hye an incompetent, power-hungry clone of her late dictator father, Park Chung-hee — and that's when they're pulling their punches.Inconceivable a week ago, many So..>> view originalUS election 2016: Trump rushed off stage by security
Media captionDonald Trump rushed off stage in Nevada security alert Republican candidate Donald Trump was briefly rushed off the stage by Secret Service agents at a rally in Reno, Nevada, in a false alarm.A man holding a sign saying Republicans Against Trump was tackled by security agents, after shouts that he had a gun.Mr Trump returned to the stage at Saturday's rally minutes later.The Republican candidate says he is going to target states seen as Democratic strongholds ahead of Tuesday's..>> view original
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