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Hong Kong set for fresh protests as police end university siege

They also ushered in a rare period of calm following weeks of spiralling unrest, with no clashes or tear gas battles between protesters and police for more than a week.

Climate protests kick off in smoke-covered Sydney

People gathered at the conservative Liberal party's offices to heed the call to action from 16-year-old climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg.

Dead deer found with 7kg of plastic waste and clothing in stomach

A deer was found dead after consuming waste thrown by visitors to Thailand's Khun Sathan National Park.

Putin Hosts Assad to Discuss the Future of Syria

Foreign ISIS members face execution by hanging under Syrian law

ISIS members irrespective of their original nationality might be facing execution by hanging soon.

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House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler

Next phase of Trump impeachment hearings set for Dec 4

Democrats leading the probe said that they could present their report detailing presidential wrongdoing as early as next week.

Conan the 'hero' dog awarded at White House for service in Syria

The special forces dog, Conan, received an award after being injured during a special mission to kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi.

Koalas 'functionally extinct' as bushfires incinerate habitat and breeding population

Bushfires have devastated koala habitats and breeding populations to the extent where researchers believe that the species can be termed as "functionally extinct".

Body found in Australia search for British backpacker

He had been camping with friends near the Twelve Apostles about three hours from Melbourne.

French citizen and a Mexican actor freed

Frenchman, actor kidnapped in Mexico freed: Officials

The French and Mexican governments later also confirmed the men had been freed, without giving further details.

Hong Kong democracy camp heads for stunning polls win

The stunning result was a humiliating rebuke to Beijing and dashed any lingering hopes of Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam.

Michael Bloomberg enter presidential race for 2020

Bloomberg formally announces US presidential candidacy

Michael Bloomberg becomes the 18th candidate vying to be the Democratic nominee to take on Trump in 2020.

Johnson unveils manifesto for Brexit Britain

Johnson said his "sensible, moderate, tax-cutting" agenda would help reunite Britain after three years of acrimony.

SAS rescues British ISIS orphans from Syria

An SAS team escorted members of the Foreign Office into Syria to rescue three orphan British children born to ISIS parents.

Evicted vegan threatens to sue RSPCA after willingly surrendering her pet pig

A London based woman wants to sue RSPCA over the policy of not allowing previous owners to cause distress to surrendered animals by visiting them.

Magnanimous Conor McGregor: UFC fighter donates $1m whiskey money to first responders

From the money he made selling his whiskey, the UFC fighter will be donating $1m to first responders.

Same-sex behaviour benefits a species as a whole: Yale Study

The study casts aspersions on conservative beliefs that same-sex behaviour will have detrimental effects on the survival of a species.

Get Moving! Four in five adolescents don't exercise enough: WHO

Exercise is also seen as an important tool in efforts to stem the global obesity epidemic.

'All guns blazing' as Madrid races to host UN climate summit

Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez offered to play host, hailing the acceptance of his offer as "excellent news".

Trump conduct worse than Nixon's: Democratic impeachment head

Democrats accuse Trump of demanding Ukraine's assistance in a July phone call and via a circle of accomplices, mainly senior figures in his administration.

Online fundraiser for bushfire-hit koalas tops Aus$1 million

A so-called "Koala Ark" would be built for recovering koalas.

Australian PM denies climate link as smoke chokes Sydney

The blazes that have scorched swathes of countryside continued to spread and the country's largest city was cloaked in hazardous smoke.

Hitler's birth location in Austria to be turned into a police station

To prevent Hitler's birthplace from becoming a neo-Nazi tourist destination, the Austrian government has decided to turn it into a police station.

Pope lands in Thailand to kick off two-country Asian tour

This will be the pope's third trip to Asia, taking him to two Buddhist-majority countries.

US Senate passes Hong Kong rights bill, angering China

The lawmakers also approved a measure that would ban the sale of tear gas, rubber bullets and other equipment that have been used by security forces.

Republicans target military witness in Trump impeachment probe

Testifying in the second week of televised impeachment hearings, Vindman steadfastly defended his patriotism.

Oil prices tumble amid US-China trade uncertainty

Worries about the trade war have weighed on the global growth outlook, crimping petroleum demand.

Climate impacts 'to cost world $7.9 trillion' by 2050

The Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Climate Change Resilience Index measured the preparedness of the world's 82 largest economies.

Abandoned dog becomes koala rescuer after wildfires burn down habitat in Australia

Abandoned dog with a rough past is now a part of the animal rescue team looking for koalas and wallabies which have survived bushfires in Australia.

Dutch flaunt Brexit booty with European Medicines Agency opening

The 300-million-euro ($330 million) building was built in less than two years after Amsterdam won an EU-wide contest to host the agency.

Trump's doctor dismisses speculation of chest pain

Some Washington reports had suggested that the checkup was unscheduled and had been triggered by Trump suffering chest discomfort.

Hong Kong siege in third day as China sounds warnings

The siege at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is the most intense and prolonged stand-off of the crisis.

China says only it can rule on Hong Kong constitution

This could further cause unrest in Hong Kong after months of violent protests over concerns that Beijing is chipping away at the autonomy of the financial hub.