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Thu, September 19, 2019 | 00:30

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

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

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

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

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]

Abe sends offering to controversial war shrine

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent an offering to a war shrine seen as a symbol of Japan's imperialistic past Thursday to mark the country's 1945 surrender in World War II, a news report said.

2019-08-15 13:22

'South Korea will hold Japan's hand if it chooses dialogue, cooperation'

Victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery hold rallies in Manila, Taipei [PHOTOS]

Narcisa Claveria, who claims to be a victim of sexual abuse of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, reacts during a demonstration marking the International Day to Commemorate Victims of Japanese Wartime Sexual Slavery, near the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, Aug. 14. According to a statement of the protestors, they are saddened that 74 years...

Jung Min-ho | 2019-08-14 15:19

'No violence to journalists': Reporters Without Borders slams Hong Kong police

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Hong Kong authorities to stop violence against journalists covering the anti-extradition bill protests.

Park Si-soo | 2019-08-14 14:36

Flights resuming at Hong Kong airport after protest chaos

Check-in counters have reopened at Hong Kong's airport after being shut during protests the previous day. About three dozen protesters remained camped out in the arrivals area Wednesday morning. Flights appeared to be operating normally.

2019-08-14 11:07

'No violence to journalists': Reporters Without Borders slams Hong Kong police

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