USA Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon as protests turn violent Fears of clashes were running high ahead of the demonstrations, aimed at marking the fifth anniversary of a decision by China to curtail democratic reforms in the former British colony. 31/08/2019
USA Taliban attack Afghan city amid peace talks with U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. had good negotiations going on with the Islamist group but had not yet reached a deal on on U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. 31/08/2019
USA India leaves nearly two million people off citizens' list Critics accuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Hindu nationalist party of stoking sentiment against immigrants and misusing the register to target even legal Muslim citizens. 31/08/2019
World News Twitter co-founder @jack has own account hacked Twitter co-founder @jack has own account hacked 30/08/2019
USA Huge spike in migrants trying to make perilous journey to Europe Number of people attempting to cross usually rises in summer, but the latest increase comes amid a crackdown in Turkey and intensified fighting in Syria. 30/08/2019
USA Congolese girl with Ebola dies after traveling to Uganda The World Health Organization said that the outbreak has neared 3,000 cases since it was declared in August 2018. 30/08/2019
USA Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, others arrested Organizers of a march scheduled for Saturday also called the demonstration off after an appeals board denied permission for the event. 30/08/2019
USA Trump cancels Poland visit to deal with Hurricane Dorian President Donald Trump cancels Poland visit to deal with Hurricane Dorian 29/08/2019
France Virgil van Dijk and Lucy Bronze win UEFA’s player of the year awards Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and Lyon’s Lucy Bronze win UEFA’s player of the year awards 29/08/2019
USA Police searched years for a serial rapist, then found a suspect among their past recruits "Had he not attempted to join the ranks of the Clayton County Police department, it's questionable as to when we would have apprehended him," police said. 29/08/2019
USA Right-wing power grab thwarted as Italy inches toward new government Matteo Salvini, the anti-immigrant leader of the League party, had called for early elections in hopes of enabling his party to govern alone. 29/08/2019
USA 'Fine margins': How Israel's shadow war with Iran could risk a wider conflict "If you infringe on their sovereignty — how much are they going to tolerate it?" said Yossi Mekelberg, a professor of international relations. 29/08/2019
USA Italy's Stromboli volcano erupts, spewing fiery lava Rumbling almost continuously, Stromboli sends out streams of lava, whose red-hot glows can be seen from offshore at night. 29/08/2019
USA China rotates troops ahead of Hong Kong planned protests Chinese state media described the troop movement as routine but the timing is likely to hit nerves in the former British colony. 29/08/2019
USA Officials comb building after deadly cobra escapes apartment in Germany Roughly 20 snakes were confiscated from a man's apartment in Herne, Germany, while officials searched for the fugitive reptile. 29/08/2019
USA An abuse of power or bending the rules? Boris has involved the queen in Brexit. "For one month before one of the most important moments in Britain's constitutional history, Parliament will not be sitting. That is quite extraordinary." 28/08/2019
USA Epstein accuser says Prince Andrew should 'come clean' Andrew strongly denies he had any knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged sex trafficking. 28/08/2019
USA 'War with nature must end': Teen climate activist sails into NY with message to world "Our war with nature must end," the 16-year-old tweeted while sailing to the U.S. ahead of the United Nations summit on climate change. 28/08/2019
USA Trump administration weighs deal allowing Taliban to call itself a government in waiting Critics say that the wording would be a propaganda coup for the Taliban, who have presented themselves as a government-in-waiting since they were ousted. 28/08/2019
USA Reports U.K. prime minister to suspend Parliament trigger fury Opponents see this as an extraordinary attempt by Boris Johnson to make it harder for lawmakers to thwart plans for Brexit. 28/08/2019