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China warns US of retaliation for law backing Hong Kong protesters
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law congressional legislation which supported the protesters despite angry objections from Beijing, with which he is seeking a deal to end a damaging trade war.
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Hong Kong authorities appeal for calm as major highway reopens
Hong Kong authorities hope that a lull in clashes over the weekend during local elections, where pro-democracy candidates grabbed a landslide victory, can translate into more calm after nearly six months of turmoil.
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Record number vote in Hong Kong in test of support for China-backed leader
Government data showed 1,524,675 people had cast their vote by 1.30 p.m., with nine hours still left until polling stations closed.
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Hong Kong's clouds of tear gas spark health panic
According to some advice that has spread online, women should avoid becoming pregnant for two years if they have been affected by the agent.
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SAA suspends flights to Hong Kong to curb financial losses
SAA said it would suspend all flights between Johannesburg and Hong Kong from 23 November up to and including 14 December.
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Hong Kong university protesters defy surrender warnings
High school students were among those holed up inside the battered Hong Kong Polytechnic University, fearing arrest or being shot at by police, with many huddled in silver emergency survival blankets to keep themselves warm.
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Fears of bloodshed as Hong Kong university standoff enters third day
About 200 protesters were still inside the sealed-off Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus, raising fears of bloody clashes with no resolution in sight.
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Choking and crying, Hong Kong protesters pinned back on campus
Dozens, choking on the tear gas, tried to escape again and again from the Polytechnic University after a night of mayhem in the Chinese-ruled city in which roads were blocked and a bridge was set on fire and a police officer was shot by a bow and arrow.
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Protesters set fire to hold off police at Hong Kong campus
The violence extended a dangerous new phase of the nearly six-month crisis, which over the weekend saw Chinese soldiers briefly leave their local barracks to clean up streets.
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Hong Kong police officer hit by arrow as protesters dig in at campus
Police shared images of an arrow embedded in the calf of an officer outside the campus and decried the use of "lethal weapons," declaring the campus a "riot scene".
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Hundreds of pro-China protesters rally amid Hong Kong chaos
Anti-China students and activists have barricaded at least five campuses in the last week, stockpiling petrol bombs, catapults, bows and arrows and other weapons.
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Citywide protests disrupt Hong Kong as students barricade campuses
Protesters have torched vehicles and buildings, hurled petrol bombs at police stations and trains and vandalised prime shopping malls over the past week in some of the worst violence seen in more than five months of unrest.
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Hong Kong readies for more chaos as violence spreads citywide
Protesters and police battled through the night at university campuses and other locations only hours after a senior police officer said the Chinese-ruled city had been pushed to the “brink of a total breakdown”.
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Hong Kong police officer shoots protester as violence flares
Police fired live rounds at protesters on the eastern side of Hong Kong island, Cable TV and other Hong Kong media reported. Cable TV said one protester was wounded when police opened fire.
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Violence spreads across Hong Kong New Territories on 24th weekend of unrest
Protesters daubed graffiti on shop fronts in Kowloon Tong and “stormed” shops in Tsuen Wan, police said.
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Hong Kong vigils for dead student turn to street violence
UST students trashed a campus branch of Starbucks, part of a franchise perceived to be pro-Beijing, and rallies are expected across the territory over the weekend.
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Hong Kong student who fell during protests dies, fresh unrest likely
The Hospital Authority confirmed that Chow Tsz-lok, 22, an undergraduate student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, had died of injuries.
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Pro-Beijing politician wounded in Hong Kong knife attack
The man gave Ho the flowers, asked to take a picture and then pulled a knife from his bag before striking his victim in the chest.
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Xi voices 'high degree of trust' in Hong Kong leader over unrest
Xi's show of support follows speculation that Beijing was preparing to remove Lam as city authorities struggle to contain pro-democracy demonstrations that have rocked the financial hub.
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China slams 'terroristic' Hong Kong attack on state media office
Hardcore demonstrators in the financial hub smashed the windows of the official Xinhua news agency's regional bureau on Saturday, capping another weekend of unrest that also saw scores of arrests and a gruesome attack on a pro-democracy lawmaker.
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Three people in critical condition as protests rock 'heavy-hearted' Hong Kong
A man with a knife slashed several people and bit off part of a politician’s ear. The wounded included a man believed to be the knife-wielder.
