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Sun, August 25, 2019 | 12:18

China police exercises across from Hong Kong seen as threat

Members of China's paramilitary People's Armed Police marched and practiced crowd control tactics at a sports complex in Shenzhen across from Hong Kong on Friday, in what some interpreted as a threat against pro-democracy protesters in the semiautonomous territory.

2019-08-18 11:45

Hong Kong protesters vow huge rally despite Beijing threats [PHOTOS]

EU calls for 'inclusive dialogue' over Hong Kong tensions

The European Union on Saturday called for "inclusive dialogue" to calm tensions in Hong Kong, where ten weeks of protests have plunged the city into crisis and prompted mainland China to take a more hardline tone.

2019-08-18 11:43

Hong Kong protesters vow huge rally despite Beijing threats [PHOTOS]

China condemns US lawmakers' support for Hong Kong protests

A spokesman for China's ceremonial legislature has condemned statements from U.S. lawmakers supportive of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement.

2019-08-18 11:41

Hong Kong protesters vow huge rally despite Beijing threats [PHOTOS]

Hong Kong protesters vow huge rally despite Beijing threats [PHOTOS]

Hong Kong democracy activists are hoping to get out a huge crowd later Sunday in a bid to show the city's leaders that their protest movement remains defiant despite increasingly stark warnings from Beijing.

2019-08-18 11:40

Trump has talked about buying Greenland for US

Aiming to put his mark on the world map, President Donald Trump has talked to aides and allies about buying Greenland for the U.S. A Trump ally told The Associated Press on Thursday that the president had discussed the purchase but was not serious about it. The ally spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.

2019-08-16 15:48

Australian tourist killed in New Zealand after attack on van

A manhunt was underway in New Zealand on Friday after an Australian tourist was killed following what police believe was a random attack on the van that he and his partner were sleeping inside. Police said the couple was parked at a scenic spot near the coastal town of Raglan when a suspect approached their van just after 3 a.m. on Friday.

2019-08-16 15:13

Indonesia president formally proposes relocating capital to Borneo

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday formally proposed to parliament a plan to move the country's capital from Jakarta, on the crowded island of Java, to Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. Widodo made the proposal during his state of the union speech at parliament, a day before the country celebrates its 74th independence anniversary.

2019-08-16 13:53

Sinking city: Indonesia's capital on brink of disaster

Sinking city: Indonesia's capital on brink of disaster

Time is running out for Jakarta. One of the fastest-sinking cities on earth, environmental experts warn that one third of it could be submerged by 2050 if current rates continue. Decades of uncontrolled and excessive depletion of groundwater reserves, rising sea-levels, and increasingly volatile weather patterns mean swathes of it have already started to disappear.

2019-08-16 13:53

Indonesia president formally proposes relocating capital to Borneo

China warns it could quell Hong Kong protesters

Hong Kong braced for more mass protests over the weekend, even as China warned it could use its power to quell demonstrations and U.S. President Donald Trump urged his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to meet with the protesters to defuse weeks of tensions.

2019-08-16 09:29

Victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery in Philippines demand formal apology

Victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery and human rights activists in the Philippines called on the Japanese government Wednesday to apologize for its atrocities during World War II. According to Kyodo news agency, Filipinas, who say they were sexually exploited by Japanese soldiers, made the demand in Manila during a rally to commemorate the end of the war 74 years ago. “I wa...

Jung Min-ho | 2019-08-15 15:17

'Comfort woman' statue features in Berlin campaign [PHOTOS]

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