ACLU sues Minnesota police, alleging harassment of journalists at protests
The American Civil Liberties Union has accused Minnesota law enforcement of wrongly arresting, injuring and harassing journalists covering unrest sparked by the death of George...
Telus director Stockwell Day steps down after likening racism to childhood bullying
Canadian telecom firm Telus Corp said director Stockwell Day had stepped down from its board a day after the former cabinet minister compared enduring racism...
Trump not considering sanctions on China’s Xi over Hong Kong
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not considering placing sanctions on Chinese President Xi Jinping personally over Beijing’s push to impose national...
Obama: Vote or protest? It’s not ‘either or’
Addressing a panel from his My Brother’s Keeper movement in the wake of George Floyd’s death, former U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday said that...
Vigil banned, Hong Kong set to commemorate Tiananmen with ‘candles everywhere’
People in Hong Kong are set to commemorate the bloody 1989 crackdown by Chinese troops in and around Tiananmen Square by lighting candles across the...
Timeline: From reform hopes to brutal crackdown – China’s Tiananmen protests
Thursday marks 31 years since China bloodily suppressed pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their own...
Timeline: China’s post-Tiananmen re-emergence onto the world
Thursday marks the anniversary of when China bloodily suppressed pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their...
Early Facebook staffers denounce Zuckerberg stance on Trump posts
Nearly three dozen former employees from Facebook’s early days on Wednesday blasted Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to act against incendiary posts by U.S....
All four ex-cops charged in George Floyd death
A fired Minneapolis police officer will face a more serious murder charge and three other sacked officers will be charged with aiding and abetting in...
German coalition parties agree 130 billion euro stimulus package
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition on Wednesday agreed a bumper stimulus package to speed up Germany’s recovery from the coronavirus...