Asia Pacific
Diehards hold out at Hong Kong campus as foreign pressure grows
The violent standoff between demonstrators and police at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) rippled overseas, with the United Nations calling for a ...Hong Kong clashes rage on university campus and business district
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters fought intense battles with riot police on a university campus and paralysed the city\'s upmarket business district, extending ...One killed in Japan as typhoon approaches capital, millions advised to evacuate
One man was killed and more than 3 million people were advised to evacuate as a powerful typhoon bore down on the ...North Korea says no talks unless US stops hostile policies
North Korea said it has "no desire" to continue nuclear talks unless the United States takes steps to end hostilities, a day ...Security Council expected to hold talks on N.Korea test
The UN Security Council is expected to hold-closed door talks on North ...Britain unveils new Brexit plan with warning of no deal
Prime Minister Boris Johnson published his "final" Brexit proposals, warning EU leaders that Britain will walk out without a deal on October ...Children in Australia, Pacific launch global climate strike
Children in Australia and the Pacific Islands kicked off a millions-strong global climate strike -- heeding the rallying cry of teen activist ...South Korea confirms first swine fever outbreak
South Korea reported its first cases of African swine fever, becoming the latest country hit by the disease that has killed pigs ...Johnson denies lying to Queen in Brexit crisis
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied that he had lied to Queen Elizabeth II when requesting the suspension of parliament this month ...North Korea reports five deaths, damage in typhoon
North Korean state media said five people had been killed in a powerful typhoon that destroyed farmland and damaged hundreds of buildings.