Police arrested 500 protesters in Hong Kong, including prominent lawmakers following a pro-democracy rally in the city’s central business district.
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Hong Kong protesters lifted kicking and screaming from downtown rally
By James Pomfret and Clare Baldwin HONG KONG Wed Jul 2, 2014 2:30am EDT (Reuters) – Hundreds of Hong Kong police forcibly removed kicking and screaming protesters from the Central business district on Wednesday, holdouts of a mass rally demanding greater democracy from Communist Party rulers in Beijing. The pro-democracy march on Tuesday, which organisers said attracted more than 510,000 people, and a subsequent sit-in by mainly student groups could be the biggest challenge yet […]
Kabayan Appreciation Day in Singapore
The Kabayan Appreciation Day was recently held in Singapore. Erica Bado reports.
Canada gives additional humanitarian assistance to Mindanao
Canada has announced that it is providing Cad$ 800,000 (PhP 32 million) in new humanitarian assistance funding for those impacted by conflict in Mindanao. The amount will go to a project of the International Organization of Migration, which aims to address the immediate needs of the thousands residing in the areas of MIndanao affected by the conflict. In a statement, Canada’s ambassador to the Philippines Neil Reeder said, “Canada’s support will ensure that conflict-affected families […]
North Korea places two U.S. tourists on trial
North Korea said that it will try two US citizens tourists for “crimes against the state”.
Iraqi army launches assault to reclaim Tikrit
Iraqi troops are trying to reclaim Tikrit, birthplace of Saddam Hussein, to stop the rebel takeover of Sunni militants.
China boat sinks in waters north of islets disputed with Japan
(Reuters) – Five Chinese fishermen are missing after a trawler sank on Friday in waters to the north of islands disputed with Japan in the East China Sea in what appeared to be an accident, state media said. The boat sank in the morning, north of the islands, which Chinacalls the Diaoyus and Japan the Senkakus, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing naval sources. The dispute over the Japanese-held islets, where Chinese and Japanese ships regularly engage in a cat-and-mouse game, […]
Palace: China’s new map, self serving
Malacañang has described as “self-serving” the issuance of a new map by China, apparently aimed at bolstering its claims in the .
Malaysia jet passengers likely suffocated, Australia says
(Reuters) – The passengers and crew of the missing Malaysia Airlines (MASM.KL) Flight MH370 most likely died from suffocation and coasted lifelessly into the ocean on autopilot, a new report released by Australian officials on Thursday said. In a 55-page report, the Australian Transport Safety Board outlined how investigators had arrived at this conclusion after comparing the conditions on the flight with previous disasters, although it contained no new evidence from within the jetliner. The […]
Malaysia jet most likely on autopilot when it crashed, Australia says
(Reuters) – Malaysia Airlines (MASM.KL) Flight MH370 was most likely on autopilot when it crashed into the Indian Ocean further south than previously thought, Australian officials said on Thursday, as they charted the next phase of a so far fruitless search. The new analysis comes more than 100 days after the Boeing(BA.N) 777, carrying 239 passengers and crew, disappeared on March 8 shortly after taking off from Kuala Lumpur bound for Beijing. Investigators say what little evidence they […]
China says Philippines stirring tensions after Aquino expressed support for Japan
(Reuters) — China on Wednesday (June 25) accused the Philippines of creating tension in the region and urged Manila to show “sincerity” in upholding stability after President Benigno Aquino welcomed Japan’s more assertive military policy. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made it clear on Tuesday (June 24) he wanted an early agreement with his ruling party’s dovish junior partner to ease constitutional curbs that have keptJapan’s military from fighting abroad since World War Two. Aquino said after meeting Abe on Tuesday that “nations of […]
Kirkuk blast kills 6
A total of six people died when a suicide bomber attacked an Iraqi city, injuring 23 others.
