1 year agoTaliban rocket launches targeting ANDSF in Khogyani, Nangarhar
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 8km W of Magsaysay, Philippines
1 year agoAnother standstill at Lyndhurst Terrance, and a smiling officer when 2 "Avatar" cosplayer walked towards them #antiELAB
1 year agoOn the same day as a HK court granted a temp injunction against online messages inciting violence, the CCP's 4th plenum released a communique mentioning the establishment & strengthening of national security laws in Hong Kong & Macau
1 year agoPolice say there are multiple fires in Mong Kok
1 year agoBefore pepper spray and tear gas were used in Central, a young girl was arrested on Pedder St. Make up with Joker style red lips were seen when her face was later visible among jungle of riot police
1 year ago[email protected]: In the park opposite Allied Plaza in Prince Edward, a social worker was beaten by police until his head was bleeding. When people asked why the police were hitting him, officers immediately pepper sprayed them, as well as a Stand reporter.
1 year agoRiot police enter nightlife district Lan Kwai Fong. They say people can drink but they have to behave orderly.
[email protected]: ..our manufacturers. We should have lower interest rates than Germany, Japan and all others. We are now, by far, the biggest and strongest Country, but the Fed puts us at a competitive disadvantage. China is not our problem, the Federal Reserve is. We will win anyway
1 year agoPolice fire tear gas in Central at a normally busy intersection. Officers without gas masks flee northwards with revellers
1 year agoWatch closely, some riot police appeared to be picking up empty tear gas canister after rounds of firing on the largely empty Des Veoux Road W without showing black flag in advance
1 year agoTear gas fired on Des Veoux Rd, Central
1 year agoPolice fire tear gas on Queens Road Central, and the crowd begins to disperse, inexplicably to the strains of Lionel Richie
1 year agoPolice fire tear gas in Central at around 10pm, in an attempt to clear revellers and protesters from the business and entertainment district. #HongKong
1 year agoPolice fire pepper balls as they clear people from Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Mong Kok. Video: SCMP/Chris Lau
1 year agoThere is a barricade on barrier at the junction of Dundas Street, Nathan Road, Mong Kok. (9:24 PM)
1 year agoBank staff who identified himself as Ng is sprayed in the face by police with pepper after being accused of breaching social peace at Arygle Street, Mong Kok. "Nothing they do is reasonable," he says. Video: SCMP/Chris Lau
1 year agoPepper spray deployed on Pedder St towards the end of this round of jostling between riot police and a protester dressed up as heroine in Maleficent
[email protected]: China and the USA are working on selecting a new site for signing of Phase One of Trade Agreement, about 60% of total deal, after APEC in Chile was canceled do to unrelated circumstances. The new location will be announced soon. President Xi and President Trump will do signing
U.S. says it is looking into North Korea projectile launch
1 year agoRiot police with shield form a cordon, blocking revellers from entering D'Aguilar Street.
1 year ago20:38 multiple rounds of teargas fired outside MK station.
1 year agoISKP claimed killing of a Taliban leader in Jalalabad, Nangarhar
1 year agoMasked protesters march through Wanchai at 8:15pm.
Seven structures on Okinawa Shuri Castle grounds, including the main building, covering a total of 4,800 square meters, completely destroyed.
1 year agoPolice in causewaybay pulled the black flag for tear gas out. Not raised it yet. #halloween2019
1 year ago[email protected]'s officially shut down the entrances of LanKwaiFong, city's fav celeb spot for Halloween.
1 year agoTonight's Halloween masks protest. People gathers in Victoria Park on their way to Lan Kwai Fong. Most of them said to me "Hong Kong officials are scarier than ghosts" #HongKongProtests
1 year agoA crowd is gathering at the entrance to Lan Kwai Fong.
1 year agoMore rounds of tear gas were fired. Passersby and protesters ran towards Mong Kok direction Nathan Road
1 year agoA line of marshals and riot police, whose faces were covered by black bandanas, have blocked off the one-way sloped entrance to bars in Lan Kwai Fong. This was met by jeers of revelers in Halloween costumes who shouted anti-police slogans
1 year agoPolice inside Central MTR Station
1 year agoThe section of Nathan Road outside Prince Edward MTR station is where we most often see some of the most enduring antiELAB protesters Police fire a small number of tear gas rounds in the immediate vicinity of the police station, but protesters will only move back slightly
1 year agoProtesters have retreated to Nathan Road, keeping some distance from the police
Hong Kong court grants interim injunction to stop online users from publishing any material deemed to be promoting or inciting violence
1 year agoMore police arriving in this busy shopping district
1 year agoLocal residents gather at outside a closed Prince Edward MTR Station. They are marking two months since the police stormed the station, closed the facility, and beat and arrested passengers - leading to various rumours.
South Korea's NSC expresses 'strong concern' over North Korea's projectile launch
North Korea fired two short-range projectiles from the Suncheon region of South Pyongan province, Seoul's military says. Went about 370 km. Altitude of about 90 km
Cambodian police say the body of British backpacker Amelia Bambridge has been found at sea more than 30 miles from where the 21-year-old disappeared
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 8km SW of Magsaysay, Philippines
North Korea fired two projectiles, possibly missiles, into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Thursday, according to the Japanese coast guard and South Korea's military
1 year agoThe death toll from the Pakistan Tezgam train fire has climbed to at least 62 dead and many injured in critical condition
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 7km SW of Bulatukan, Philippines
1 year agoThe Eva Hotel in Kidapawan City collapsed during the magnitude 6.5 quake that rocked Tulunan, Cotabato on Thursday morning. (Photos courtesy of Harold Gallego)
Earthquake of magnitude 6.8 - 9km WSW of Tamayong, Philippines
Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 - 9km E of Kisante, Philippines
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 108km NNW of Nggilat, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 3km NW of Magsaysay, Philippines
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 125km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia
1 year agoTuen Mun: Hundreds of police have retreated from the streets after having made about 3 dozen arrests. Once they leave, hundreds return, shouting #LiberateHongKong #RevolutionOfOurTimes. 2 hours of extremely aggressive policing have changed nothing, leaving people just more enraged
Under pressure from the Trump administration Israeli cabinet forms a monitoring mechanism on Chinese investments in Israeli companies
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claims ambush attack against Pakistani military vehicle in Charming Hashim, Bajaur Agency, claiming to have caused three casualties.
1 year agoChinese netizens unleashed to attack the github page of popular code editor @Notepad_plus, who released a version called "Free Uyghur" on Tuesday.
1 year ago2 dozen or more arrested in Tuen Mun tonight, including this young boy. Several hundred had gathered near TM police station to protest for the 2nd night. Yesterday residents complained of a suspected teargas attempt at nearby police base.
Police has banned the coming Sat "112 Emergency Call for Aid and Autonomy" rally, originally scheduled to kick off at Victoria Park. #hongkongprotests
Military source to @YonhapNews reports that movements of transporter erector launchers (TEL) used to fire missiles have been detected in North Korea. This comes amid the reported deployment of an RC-135U Combat Sentinel to Kadena Airbase, Japan
Taliban claim assassination of Afghan intelligence (NDS) officer identified as Haider Khan, yesterday in Kabul.
Fresh clashes took place between Afghan security forces and Pakistan Army along Durand Line around Kunar region in last 24 hours
23 nations backed a British statement condemning treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang province while 54 nations backing a Belarus text that heaped effusive praise on Beijing's "remarkable achievements in the field of human rights"
1 year agoThe Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited confirms a security breach at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant. A machine, connected to the internet, has been infected by malware.