Nearly 300 protesters were arrested in Hong Kong Sunday, with most detained on suspicion of illegal assembly, according to the city's police force. ( read original story ...)
Riot police fire pepper guns in Hong Kong
Posted . Protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday, the day an election - in which the opposition had hoped to s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Arrest 90 Protesters During Demonstrations Over Local Election Delay
Anti-government protests have been held in Hong Kong almost every weekend since June 2019. They erupted over a proposed extradition law and spread to include demands for greater democracy and ... ( read original story ...)
Czech president tries to tamp down China anger after speaker’s Taiwan trip
President Milos Zeman sought on Sunday to defuse a row with China over a visit by the head of the Czech Senate to Taiwan, calling the speaker's trip a "boyish provocation". ( read original story ...)
Cyprus worried as 4 migrant boats reach island in 48 hours
Cypriot authorities are alarmed over the arrival of four boats carrying Syrian and Lebanese migrants in waters off the east Mediterranean island nation’s coastline within a 48-hour span ... ( read original story ...)
Finance Minister: Bahrain resolved to continue facing challenges to achieve sustainable development
Finance and National Economy Minister, Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, has stressed Bahrain’s resolve to continue facing all circumstances and challenges in order to achieve sustainable ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain allows all flights use of airspace to and from UAE
Though Manama’s announcement did not specify Israel, it follows a similar statement by Saudi Arabia on the heels of the the recent treaty between Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi. ( read original story ...)
Bond denied for Georgia trooper charged in fatal shooting of Black motorist
A Georgia judge has denied bond for a former Georgia State Patrol trooper accused of murder in the August shooting death of a 60-year-old Black man who refused to stop for a broken tail light. Screven ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia trooper charged in fatal shooting of Black man denied bail
A former Georgia State Patrol trooper who fatally shot a Black man over a broken tail light will remain behind bars after a judge denied his bail. ( read original story ...)
Georgia assisted living home builds hugging booth for residents
Oaks At Braselton, an assisted living facility in Hoschton, Georgia, set up a “hugging booth” erected outside the building Wednesday, Aug. 26. ( read original story ...)