Street clashes erupt as HK police crack down on protesters
Reuters, Hong Kong :Thousands of pro-democracy activists clashed with police in running scuffles in the gritty district of Mong Kok early on Saturday in a...
International
France to back Palestinian state if peace talks fail
Reuters, Paris :France warned on Friday it would recognize a Palestinian state if a final international effort to overcome the impasse between Israelis and Palestinians...
Sarkozy plans comeback
AFP, Paris :France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Saturday tipped to win the leadership of his right-wing UMP in party elections, a position seen...
Three dead in attack at Islamist protests in Egypt
Reuters, Cairo :Three people including an army general were killed and at least 26 wounded on Friday in a drive-by shooting and violence that erupted...
Scotland gets tax raising powers
Reuters, London :Britain agreed to further dismantle its highly centralized system of government on Thursday, striking a political deal to grant Scotland new tax-raising powers...
Gulf, Asia approve steps to protect foreign workers
AFP, Kuwait City :Gulf and Asian labour ministers agreed on Thursday on a series of initiatives aimed at boosting protection and improving conditions of employment...
US moving aircraft from Afghanistan to Qatar
AP, New York :The United States is shifting more attack and surveillance aircraft from Afghanistan to the air war against the Islamic State militant group,...
Obama’s $7b plan to `Power Africa` gets off to a dim start
Reuters, Johannesburg :Barack Obama last year told a cheering crowd in Cape Town that a $7 billion plan to “Power Africa” would double electricity output...
700 migrants rescued from drifting ship
AFP, Ierapetra :Around 700 migrants aboard a freighter that had been drifting in the Aegean Sea for two days began disembarking on the Greek island...
India woos neighbours over China policy
AP, Kathmandu :India pledged a slew of regional investments at a South Asian summit this week, seeking to counter China’s growing economic inroads into its...
US scientists develop Ebola vaccine
AP, Washington :US scientists have successfully conducted the first human trial of an experimental Ebola vaccine, the White House announced on Thursday.The trial has “shown...
90,000 hellos to Mars
Agencies :Radio telescopes on Earth will beam 90,000 messages to Mars on Friday to commemorate the launch 50 years ago of the first robotic probe...