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Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters remained stubbornly encamped outside the city's government headquarters in the early hours of Monday.

• 06 октября 2014, 13:30

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters held a peace rally in central Hong Kong in defiance of recent attacks against their ranks.

• 05 октября 2014, 12:04

Hong Kong police have arrested several people with suspected links to the city's notorious "triad" criminal gangs.

• 04 октября 2014, 12:44

Student leaders whose pro-democracy protests have gripped Hong Kong agreed to meet the government to discuss their demands.

• 03 октября 2014, 13:40

The world's top cosmetics group L'Oreal said it was suspending all business travel to Hong Kong due to street demonstrations.

• 01 октября 2014, 12:31

Ukraine waited to see if a Russian-backed truce lasted through the day before starting to withdraw forces from a frontline.

• 29 сентября 2014, 13:40

US aircraft were flying "near continuous" bombing raids against Islamic State militants in Syria.

• 27 сентября 2014, 11:25

Dozens of protesters took part in an ongoing student demonstration against Beijing's refusal to grant the city unfettered democracy.

• 27 сентября 2014, 11:16

A prominent academic from China's mostly-Muslim Uighur minority was jailed for life Tuesday for "separatism".

• 24 сентября 2014, 14:06

Thousands of Russians marched through Moscow to protest against the Kremlin's involvement in the Ukraine crisis.

• 22 сентября 2014, 10:56

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Madrid, accusing the government of betrayal.

• 22 сентября 2014, 09:58

French President Francois Hollande said that "France does not pay ransoms" for hostages, nor does it exchange prisoners.

• 19 сентября 2014, 14:47

Anti-Semitic attacks nearly doubled in France in the first seven months of the year, the country's main Jewish group said .

• 12 сентября 2014, 15:25

"I'm not afraid," shouted six-year-old Sasha as he leapt across the roofs of makeshift garages not far from the tanks set up to defend the Ukrainian port city.

• 09 сентября 2014, 13:25

Turkish riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters in Istanbul, a day after 10 workers were killed when a lift crashed.

• 08 сентября 2014, 11:01

Somalia's government warned of a wave of retaliatory attacks by the country's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels.

• 06 сентября 2014, 15:01

Residents of one seaside neighbourhood in Barcelona are fighting back, complaining that the Spanish city has fallen victim to its own tourism success.

• 06 сентября 2014, 12:45

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Monday issued another ultimatum over the disputed election result.

• 03 сентября 2014, 16:21

Regional ministers were set to told talks to resolve the political crisis gripping Lesotho.

• 01 сентября 2014, 12:56

Pakistan's top military commanders convened a special meeting night after clashes between police and opposition protesters.

• 01 сентября 2014, 12:39