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Opposition to the extradition bill has united an unusually wide cross section of Hong Kong. (Photo: AFP)

How important is Hong Kong to the rest Of China? An explainer

An intervention by Chinese troops could seriously damage Hong Kong's standing as a stable international financial...

5 Sept 2019 1:28 PM IST

Addressing a Martyrs Day rally, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

TMC to hold mass protests against NRC, divisive politics of BJP on Sep...

The decision was taken at an emergency meeting at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence on Monday afternoon.

3 Sept 2019 10:34 AM IST

A man holds up a pigs head in the direction of Minneapolis police officers behind a barricade in the parking lot outside the Minneapolis Police Departments 3rd Precinct office in Minneapolis. (AP)

Man shot to death amid Minneapolis protests

It was the second night of violent protest since the death of George Floyd, allegedly killed in police chokehold

28 May 2020 3:17 PM IST

Death of Mumbai hospital worker sparks protest by colleagues. (PTI Photo)

Death of Mumbai hospital worker sparks protest by colleagues

A staff union official alleged that the worker was not sanctioned a sick leave despite him complaining about body pains.

26 May 2020 4:57 PM IST

Asia stocks mostly up on lockdown easing but Hong Kong extends losses. (AP Photo)

Asia stocks rise as countries ease lockdown restriction, Hong Kong...

Hong Kong sank again after the city was rocked by protests at the weekend over a controversial proposed security law

25 May 2020 10:21 AM IST

Workers protest against the failure from their employers to provide adequate protections in the workplace of the Amazon delivery hub on National May Day Walkout/Sickout by workers at Amazon, Whole Foods, Innstacart and Shipt amid the Covid-19 pandemic on May 1, 2020, in Hawthorne, California. (Photo | AFP)

Executive at Amazon says he quit to protest firing of workers and...

Among those fired was a New York warehouse worker who led a strike last month, pushing for more protections for workers...

5 May 2020 6:32 PM IST

A long shot of Paris. (AFP)

Protesters dislodge artwork from Paris museum to return it to Africa

The five protesters were stopped before they could leave the Quai Branly Museum with the artwork

13 Jun 2020 12:13 PM IST

Police move in to disperse protesters that had gathered in Sydney, Friday, June 12, 2020, to support U.S. protests over the death of George Floyd. Hundreds of police disrupted plans for a Black Lives Matter rally but protest organizers have vowed that other rallies will continue around Australia over the weekend despite warnings of the pandemic risk. (AP)

BLM rallies hit Australia for 2nd weekend, some banned

Thousands of people protested in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane against racism and the deaths of Indigenous Australians...

13 Jun 2020 11:43 AM IST

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporters questions during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Lam said everyone should learn a lesson from last years giant anti-government protests. But she did not say what lesson she has learned. Instead, she urged everyone to support the new national security legislation that the central government in Beijing is going to impose on Hong Kong. (AP Photo)

Hong Kong leader says city cannot bear further chaos, warns protesters

Global financial hub is on alert for unrest with larger gatherings planned for the evening to mark the first anniversary...

9 Jun 2020 2:06 PM IST

Terrence Floyd speaks to a group gathered at the site where his brother George Floyd was killed by police one week ago. (Photo- AFP)

Violence won't bring back Floyd, says victim's brother

The crowd chanted, What's his name? George Floyd! and One down, three to go! in reference to four officers involved...

2 Jun 2020 12:12 PM IST

A pupil at the City Kidz Pre & Primary School in the Inner City district in Johannesburg has his temperature measured as he enters the school premises on June 1, 2020. (AFP)

South Africa postpones reopening of schools over safety concerns

The plan for reopening on Monday backfired after teachers' unions and governing associations urged school staff to defy...

1 Jun 2020 2:39 PM IST

Members of the Oromo community stop during a protest on University Avenue in St. Paul, Minn., to sing a song by Hachalu Hundessa. (AP)

Pop star's murder reveals political rifts in Ethiopia

More than 80 people have been killed in unrest in Ethiopia after the popular singer Hachalu Hundessa was shot dead this...

5 July 2020 2:20 PM IST