World Nov 25 Pro-democracy opposition wins landslide victory in Hong Kong elections The result of Sunday’s elections could force the central government in Beijing to rethink how to handle the unrest, which is now in its sixth month.
World Nov 24 Pro-democracy candidates advance in key Hong Kong elections So far, pro-democracy candidates have won 159 out of 452 seats in 18 district council races.
World Nov 08 Hong Kong student's death fuels more anger against police A university student who fell off a parking garage after police fired tear gas during clashes with anti-government protesters died Friday in a rare fatality after five months of unrest.
World Nov 03 Riot police storm Hong Kong malls to thwart more protests Riot police stormed several malls in Hong Kong on Sunday in a move to thwart more pro-democracy protests, though violence did break out when a knife-wielding man slashed several people and bit off part of the ear of a local…
World Nov 02 Hong Kong chaos sees tear gas, attack on Chinese news agency Anti-government protesters attacked the Hong Kong office of China's official Xinhua News Agency for the first time Saturday after chaos broke out downtown, with police firing tear gas and demonstrators hurling gasoline bombs as the pro-democracy movement approached the five-month…
World Oct 05 Hong Kong 'semi-paralyzed' as ban-defying marches persist With subway services shut down, the wearing of face masks criminalized at rallies and Hong Kong's leader reaffirming her determination not to let rioters get the upper hand, anti-government protests that have shaken the city diminished in intensity Saturday but…
World Oct 04 Hong Kong leader bans protesters from wearing masks Even as Carrie Lam wrapped up her announcement, protesters in masks and concealing themselves under umbrellas gathered in central Hong Kong.
World Oct 03 Hong Kong teen who was shot is charged with rioting The shooting happened during widespread clashes marred China’s National Day celebration and marked an alarming escalation in violence in the unrest.
World Oct 01 Thousands protest in Hong Kong as China marks 70 years of Communist rule A shooting of a protester on Tuesday marked a dramatic escalation in violence that spread chaos to multiple areas of China's freest and most international city.
World Sep 29 More violence grips Hong Kong ahead of China's National Day Protesters and police clashed in Hong Kong for a second straight day on Sunday.