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Wed, November 13, 2019 | 16:54
Victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery in Philippines demand formal apology
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...
2019-08-15 15:17
  • 'Comfort woman' statue features in Berlin campaign [PHOTOS]
Abe sends offering to controversial war shrine
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]
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...
2019-08-14 15:19
  • Victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery in Philippines demand formal apology
  • 1400th weekly 'comfort women' rally draws thousands in Seoul
  • Protesters in Seoul demand Japan apologize for victims of its wartime sex slavery [PHOTOS]
'No violence to journalists': Reporters Without Borders slams Hong Kong police
'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.
2019-08-14 14:36
Flights resuming at Hong Kong airport after protest chaos
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
Hong Kong leader defends police, dodges protesters' demands
Hong Kong leader defends police, dodges protesters' demands
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defended law enforcement actions Tuesday after protesters prompted an airport shutdown with calls to investigate alleged police brutality. At one of the world's busiest airports, airlines were checking in passengers for new flights and for those unable to leave Monday when 200 flights were cancelled because thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators ...
2019-08-13 13:46
  • Chaos in Hong Kong
  • Trudeau urges China to show restraint in Hong Kong
  • Flights resume at Hong Kong airport after protests
Trudeau urges China to show restraint in Hong Kong
Trudeau urges China to show restraint in Hong Kong
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday urged China to be "very careful" in how it responds to pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong and to heed their "legitimate" demands. "We're extremely concerned about the situation in Hong Kong," Trudeau told a press conference. "We're calling for peace, for order, for dialogue," he said. "We certainly call on China to be very c...
2019-08-13 10:44
  • Hong Kong leader defends police, dodges protesters' demands
  • Flights resume at Hong Kong airport after protests
Flights resume at Hong Kong airport after protests
Flights resume at Hong Kong airport after protests
Flights resumed Tuesday at Hong Kong airport a day after a massive pro-democracy rally there forced the shutdown of the busy international transport hub. Early Tuesday, passengers with luggage were being checked in at the departures hall and information boards showed several flights were already boarding or about to depart.
2019-08-13 09:22
  • Hong Kong leader defends police, dodges protesters' demands
  • Trudeau urges China to show restraint in Hong Kong
  • Korean flights to Hong Kong back to normal
Hong Kong airport occupied by protesters
Hong Kong airport occupied by protesters
After the protesters evacuated, the residents took their place. In one Hong Kong neighborhood on Saturday, riot police fired multiple rounds of tear gas, prompting demonstrators to flee after they started a fire outside a police station and threw eggs at its exterior. But while the pro-democracy protesters left to occupy yet another district, the residents who were watching f...
2019-08-11 09:44
Hong Kong braces for another weekend of protests
Hong Kong braces for another weekend of protests
Hong Kong was bracing for another volatile weekend, with anti-government protests planned across the city on Saturday, including one at the international airport for a second day. Increasingly violent protests have plunged Hong Kong into its most serious political crisis for decades, posing a serious challenge to the central government in Beijing.
2019-08-10 13:47
  • China waiting out Hong Kong protests, but backlash may come
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