By Andreas Landwhr | DPA | Police fired tear gas on Sunday as hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong for the latest in a series of demonstrations sparked by […]
Arbil (Iraq) (AFP) – Iraqi Kurdish authorities announced Saturday they had arrested two suspects involved in the murder of three people, including a Turkish diplomat, in the regional capital Arbil this week. The autonomous region’s […]
Strong but shallow earthquake jolts Athens, knocking out phone and cellphone service and sending worried residents rushing into the streets. No immediate reports of damage or injuries so far. A strong earthquake hit near the […]
Mohammad Sadat Khansari | NCRI | A large group of retired government employees and military personnel gathered outside the labor ministry in Tehran on Tuesday to protest the lack of response to their demands. There […]
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has seized a foreign oil tanker because it was smuggling fuel, according to the country’s state television. Iran’s Press TV said on July 18 that the Guard Corps seized the […]
Tokyo — Screaming “Die!,” a 41-year-old man ignited a flammable liquid at the door of a revered animation studio in Kyoto, setting off an explosive blaze that rapidly consumed the three-story building. Fire officials said […]
By Ryan Gaydos | Fox News | Former South African soccer star Marc Batchelor was fatally shot near his home in Johannesburg, police said Tuesday. Batchelor, a striker who played for the Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando […]
HONG KONG — Police in Hong Kong fought with protesters on Sunday as they broke up a demonstration by thousands of people demanding the resignation of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory’s chief executive and an investigation […]
Protests focus veers from extradition bill to broader issues increasing tension between HK people and mainland Chinese. Tens of thousands of people have again rallied in Hong Kong, in their latest effort to grow their […]
Police use pepper spray and truncheons after protest about cross-border traders Clashes broke out between police and protesters in Hong Kong on Saturday after thousands took part in a peaceful march in an out-of-town district […]