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Hong Kong leader says campus protesters must surrender

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 11:47 AM

HONG KONG, China - Hong Kong's chief executive said Tuesday that protesters occupying a city center university had to surrender if the three-day stand-off was to be resolved peacefully.   Read more »

Protesters set fire to hold off police at Hong Kong campus

Anthony Wallace and Catherine Lai, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 18 02:23 PM

China has refused to budge on any of the protesters' key demands, which include free elections for the city of 7.5 million people. Read more »

Hong Kong's biggest music festival cancelled over political unrest

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 16 11:23 AM

HONG KONG, China - Clockenflap, Hong Kong's biggest music festival, has been cancelled, organizers said on Friday, the highest-profile event so far to fall victim to the increasingly violent political unrest engulfing the city. Read more »

Pinoys in HK still safe, no need to evacuate: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 09:01 AM

MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sees no need to evacuate Filipinos at this time amid ongoing protests in the area. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 14, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 11:39 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

2 killed, 35 wounded in protests in Iraq capital

Reuters
Posted at Nov 14 06:15 PM

One protester died immediately after a tear gas canister hit his head and another died in hospital from wounds from a stun bomb fired by security forces, the sources said. Read more »

It's Bolivia's turn

Natacha Pisarenko, AP
Updated as of Nov 14 11:20 AM

Bolivia's new interim president Jeanine Anez faces the challenge of stabilizing the nation and organizing national elections within three months at a time of political disputes that pushed Morales to fly off to self-exile in Mexico after 14 years in power. Read more »

SLIDESHOW: Chaos in Hong Kong as pro-democracy protests 'blossom everywhere'

Text by Agence France Presse, Photos from AFP, AP and Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 07:53 PM

Pro-democracy protesters stepped up Wednesday a "blossom everywhere" campaign of road blocks and vandalism across Hong Kong that has crippled the international financial hub this week and ignited some of the worst violence in five months of unrest. Read more »

Hong Kong student who fell during protest clashes dies

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 03:00 PM

HONG KONG, China - A Hong Kong student who fell from a car park while police and protesters were clashing last weekend has died, hospital officials said Friday, in a development likely to further escalate tensions after months of violent rallies in the city.   Read more »

Pro-Beijing politician wounded in Hong Kong knife attack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 06 12:26 PM

HONG KONG, China - A firebrand pro-Beijing politician in Hong Kong was wounded in a knife attack on Wednesday, the latest tit-for-tat political violence to break out in a city engulfed by months of pro-democracy protests.    Read more »

Thousands fight tear gas, defy police in latest Hong Kong march

Su Xinqi and Catherine Lai, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 02 10:12 PM

The latest unrest came a day after China gave its latest warning that it would not tolerate any challenge to Hong Kong's governing system and planned to boost patriotic education in the city, which has seen 22 consecutive weekends of youth-led protests. Read more »

Iraqis pour into streets for biggest protest day since Saddam Hussein

Ahmed Aboulenein and Raya Jalabi, Reuters
Posted at Nov 01 10:03 PM

Thousands of Iraqis thronged central Baghdad on Friday demanding the root-and-branch downfall of the political elite, in what was expected to become the biggest day of mass anti-government demonstrations since the fall of Saddam Hussein. Read more »

China warns it won't tolerate dissent in Hong Kong

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 01 04:03 PM

The central government in Beijing has so far voiced its confidence in Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam and the city police to put a lid on the increasingly violent protests. Read more »

Chile says it can't host APEC, COP25 summits after protests

Marion Giraldo, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 31 12:43 AM

Chile has withdrawn as host of the APEC trade summit in November and the COP25 climate summit in December after several weeks of violent unrest, President Sebastian Pinera announced on Wednesday. Read more »

Hong Kong medics join protests against perceived police brutality

Sarah Wu, Reuters
Posted at Oct 27 12:46 AM

One nurse said police would often come into the hospital where he works and stand outside the wards or search for protesters in the accident and emergency department. Read more »

As Hong Kong fights to keep its rights, OFWs in crossfire face losing jobs

Jan Yumul
Posted at Oct 24 07:35 PM

Some Hong Kong residents have decided to move to a different country, forcing them to let go of Filipino domestic laborers in their employ. Read more »

Murder suspect whose case was catalyst for Hong Kong protests released

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 24 07:04 AM

A murder suspect whose proposed deportation to Taiwan was a catalyst for massive anti-government protests in Hong Kong was released from prison Wednesday, but despite saying he wants to face justice will remain in the city for now.   Read more »

DFA tells Pinoys in Chile to remain indoors amid violent protests

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 05:03 PM

The DFA said there are around 800 OFWs in the Latin country, which has been plagued with violent demonstrations over economic equality since early this month. Read more »

China foreign minister slams ‘unacceptable’ violence in Hong Kong

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 11:19 PM

China's foreign minister on Monday denounced months of pro-democracy unrest in Hong Kong, accusing foreign forces and the international media of fueling the political crisis. Read more »

Tear gas and water cannon as Hong Kong crowds defy rally ban

Yan Zhao and Xinqi Su, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 21 07:13 AM

Hong Kong police fired water cannon and tear gas Sunday as crowds held an illegal march, with hardcore protesters throwing petrol bombs and trashing businesses to cap a week of anger after recent attacks on pro-democracy demonstrators.   Read more »