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In the midst of Hong Kong's political and civil strife, something extraordinary has taken root. The humble umbrella, used to fend off the pepper ...Explore in depth (5,274 more articles)Hong Kong Protesters Stage Another 'Umbrella Marathon' Run
For protesters sleeping on the streets of Hong Kong, the past three weeks have at times felt like a marathon. Now, they have a real one. Sort of.Hong Kong Protests: Chief Executive Maintains Hard Line
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying maintains his hard line on protests, which have paralyzed traffic on some roads for nearly three ...Hong Kong police clear more protest sites
Police in Hong Kong have moved in to clear a pro-democracy protest site in the Mong Kok area of the city. There were no reports of resistance ...Hong Kong's chief executive just gave protesters three unappealing ...
Hong Kong's chief executive has asked student protesters to meet as early as next week.(Reuters/Tyrone Siu) ...Hong Kong opens probe into 'vicious' video showing police kicking ...
HONG KONG – Authorities in Hong Kong launched an investigation on Wednesday into a television news video that appeared to show police ...US Calls for Probe Into Beating of Political Activist by Hong Kong ...
Police Move In To Clear Away Hong Kong Protest Sites A man, a friend of activist Ken Tsang, who got kicked and beaten by police officers, ...Hong Kong authorities vow to probe alleged police beating at ...
Hong Kong (CNN) -- Hong Kong authorities have vowed to conduct an impartial investigation into a video which appears to show several ...China rejects West's criticism on Hong Kong affairs
BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry has rejected criticism from Britain and the United States on Hong Kongaffairs.China blocks BBC website as Hong Kong tensions rise
Telegraph.co.uk-Oct 15, 2014Explore in depth (131 more articles)Beating of Democracy Advocate in Hong Kong Fuels Public Outcry
A local television news crew showed video of police officers in Hong Kong beating a handcuffed protester, who has been identified as Ken ...
Ebola outbreak How Nigeria is beating the killer virus
Google profits slide 5%, missing analyst estimates
Friday has come around and we're rounding off the week with today's key business news. bizlive@bbc.co.uk or @bbcbusiness, should you ...Google's 3Q Earnings Fall as Expenses Climb 30 Pct
ABC News-6 hours agoExplore in depth (286 more articles)Nepal Blizzard, Avalanche Death Toll Rises to 29
Rescuers widened their search Friday for trekkers in Nepal's northern mountains who were stranded since a series of blizzards and avalanches ...Iraq crisis: Wave of attacks in Baghdad leave 40 dead
... household," Kareem al-Nouri of the Badr Organization, a powerful Shia political party with an armed wing, told the Reuters newsagency.US says Baghdad is not under 'imminent threat' from IS
Yahoo News-8 hours agoExplore in depth (888 more articles)Asia Stocks Find Footing After Global Gyrations
Asian stock markets mostly steadied Friday after a fall in U.S. unemployment applications and comments from a Federal Reserve official eased ...Paper review: Terror, immigration and footballer Ched Evans photos
Paper review: Terror, immigration and footballer Ched Evans photos. By Sean Clare BBC News Continue reading the main story. The Times ...What was on TV on the day you were born?
BBC TV stopped at 22:40 for News (sound only)!" Collins, who was born in 1965, recalls how for long swaths of the day there were no children's ...Sierra Leone boy: 'I've lost five members of my family'
The World Health Organization is to "ramp up" efforts to prevent Ebola spreading beyond the three countries in West Africa most affected by the ...Ebola crisis: PM urges EU airport screening
David Cameron has urged other European countries to start Ebola screening at airports, saying they "must do more" to stop the deadly disease ...Missing Mexico students: Iguala eyewitness account
The search continues in Mexico for 43 students who have been missing since 26 September following clashes with the police. Omar Garcia is ...Ebola outbreak: How Nigeria is beating the killer virus
The outcome could so easily have been far uglier, and the fact that the news is happier is due to an astonishing story of medical detective work.
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