Australian firefighters try to control bushfires ahead of hot days
Firefighters in eastern Australia used easing weather conditions on Sunday to bring bushfires under control ahead of forecast of soaring temperatures for next week.
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Hong Kong police exit wrecked campus, weekend protests planned
HONG KONG Hong Kong police on Friday withdrew from a university campus trashed by weeks of clashes as pro-democracy activists canvassed social media to promote more protests at the weekend.
China warns U.S. over Hong Kong law as thousands stage 'Thanksgiving' rally
HONG KONG/BEIJING China warned the United States on Thursday that it would take "firm counter measures" in response to U.S. legislation backing anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, and said attempts to interfere in the Chinese-ruled city were doomed to fail.
Protester emerges to urge Hong Kong police not to enter university
HONG KONG Hong Kong police said they would enter Polytechnic University on Thursday after a two-week siege drove most protesters out, but just before midnight, a masked man emerged and asked them to halt their plan. | Video
UPDATE 4-Protester emerges to urge Hong Kong police not to enter university
* Says 20 people still inside campus (Releads with plea from masked protester)
Hong Kong to re-open Cross-Harbor Tunnel on Wednesday after protests
HONG KONG Hong Kong authorities will re-open the Cross-Harbor Tunnel on Wednesday morning, a senior official said, restoring a major transit link connecting two sides of the city.
Hong Kong to re-open Cross-Harbor Tunnel on Wednesday after protests
HONG KONG Hong Kong authorities will re-open the Cross-Harbor Tunnel on Wednesday morning, a senior official said, restoring a major transit link connecting two sides of the city.
Hong Kong to re-open Cross-Harbor Tunnel on Wednesday after protests
HONG KONG Hong Kong authorities will re-open the Cross-Harbor Tunnel on Wednesday morning, a senior official said, restoring a major transit link connecting two sides of the city.
Landslide democratic win puts pressure on leader of Chinese-ruled Hong Kong
HONG KONG Hong Kong's leader said on Monday she would listen to public opinion after a landslide election victory by opponents of Chinese rule amid months of sometimes violent pro-democracy unrest. | Video
Record turnout for Hong Kong council elections amid calls for full democracy
HONG KONG Polls closed in Hong Kong with no major disruptions on Sunday after people turned out in huge numbes to vote in district council elections seen as a test of support for chief executive Carrie Lam following six months of pro-democracy protests. | Video
Protesters left on besieged Hong Kong campus weigh options
HONG KONG At least eight protesters who had been holding out at a trashed Hong Kong university surrendered on Friday, while others searched for escape routes past the riot police surrounding the campus.