Hong Kong spirals into rare working-hour violence as police shoot protester
Hong Kong police shot and wounded one protester who, hospital officials said, was in critical condition on Monday, as the Chinese-ruled territory spiraled into rare working-hours violence in its 24th straight week of pro-democracy unrest.
U.S. calls on Iraq to hold early elections
The United States has called on Iraq’s government to stop using violence against protesters, reform its electoral system and hold early elections, after weeks of unrest in which security forces have killed nearly 300 protesters.
Vietnam jails Australian citizen for 12 years on ‘terrorism’ charges
A court in Vietnam sentenced a 70-year-old Vietnamese-Australian man on Monday to 12 years in prison after finding him guilty of “terrorism”, a lawyer who attended the trial told Reuters.
Syria’s Assad: anybody will be able to run at 2021 election
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the Syrian presidential election in 2021 would be open to anybody who wants to run and that there would be numerous challengers for the presidency.
Hong Kong spirals into rare daylight violence as police shoot protester
Hong Kong police shot and wounded one protester who hospital officials said was in critical condition on Monday as the Chinese-ruled territory spiraled into rare weekday violence in the 24th straight week of pro-democracy unrest.
Timeline: Key dates in Hong Kong’s anti-government protests
Hong Kong police shot and wounded one protester on Monday as chaos erupted across the city a day after officers fired tear gas to break up demonstrations that are entering their sixth month.
India’s ruling party suffers setback as richest state slips out of its control
In a setback, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party has decided not to form the government in the western state of Maharashtra – the country’s richest – leaving opposition groups scrambling on Monday to cobble together an alliance.
In Kimberley, the world’s diamond capital, illicit mining fight flounders
The first South African project to bring illegal miners into the formal fold has been plagued by violence in diamond capital Kimberley, dealing a major blow to national efforts to stem a booming illicit trade.
Malaysian court says 1MDB-linked case against Najib will move forward; ex-PM to defend
A Malaysian court on Monday ordered former Prime Minister Najib Razak to present his defense against seven charges in a case linked to a scandal surrounding 1MDB, saying a unit of the state fund had been created “for his own private advantage”.
Key facts about Australia’s bushfires
Australia’s east coast faces a “catastrophic” fire threat on Tuesday, authorities have warned.
