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Protests in Hong Kong over bookseller detention in China INTERNATIONAL

Protests in Hong Kong over bookseller detention in China

Angry protesters gathered in Hong Kong after a city bookseller broke silence to reveal how he was blindfolded, interrogated and detained in China for eight months for trading titles critical of Beijing.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kidnapper of Hong Kong heiress jailed for 12 years INTERNATIONAL

Kidnapper of Hong Kong heiress jailed for 12 years

A member of a kidnap gang that abducted a Hong Kong heiress for a multi-million-dollar ransom was jailed for 12 years Thursday after what the judge described as a ‘terrible ordeal’ for the victim.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Film stars in spotlight after Panama Papers leak INTERNATIONAL

Film stars in spotlight after Panama Papers leak

Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan and martial arts movie star Jackie Chan are among celebrities who feature Monday in a massive leak of documents, some of which reveal hidden offshore assets.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Lemon trouser smuggler sent packing from New Zealand INTERNATIONAL

Lemon trouser smuggler sent packing from New Zealand

A woman who hid six lemons in her trousers in an effort to smuggle them into New Zealand has been sent packing back to Hong Kong, after falling foul of strict biosecurity laws.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rare oval diamond expected to fetch $35mn in Hong Kong sale INTERNATIONAL

Rare oval diamond expected to fetch $35mn in Hong Kong sale

A 10.10 carat vivid blue diamond is expected to set the record for the most expensive piece of jewellery sold at auction in Asia despite an ongoing growth slowdown in China's economy.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Missing HK booksellers say arrested for ‘illegal trading’ INTERNATIONAL

Missing HK booksellers say arrested for ‘illegal trading’

Four of the five Hong Kong booksellers who went missing in October appeared on Chinese television confirming for the first time they'd been detained for "illegal book trading" in mainland China.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Dozens face riot charges over Hong Kong Lunar New Year violence INTERNATIONAL

Dozens face riot charges over Hong Kong Lunar New Year violence

Dozens of people in Hong Kong were charged with taking part in a riot after a dispute between vendors and police on the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday blew up into city's worst violence since protests in 2014.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hong Kong police fire warning shots in street clash INTERNATIONAL

Hong Kong police fire warning shots in street clash

Baton-wielding Hong Kong police fired warning shots and pepper sprayafter a riot erupted when officials tried to shift illegal hawkers, the worst clashes since pro-democracy protests in 2014.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
French comedian Dieudonne likely to be deported from Hong Kong INTERNATIONAL

French comedian Dieudonne likely to be deported from Hong Kong

Controversial French comedian Dieudonne was being held at Hong Kong airport Thursday after flying in to give performances in the city, with his production company saying he was likely to be deported.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hong Kong hit by coldest temperatures in nearly 60 years INTERNATIONAL

Hong Kong hit by coldest temperatures in nearly 60 years

A cold snap gripped Hong Kong on Sunday, with residents shivering as temperatures plunged to the lowest point in nearly 60 years and frost dusted the mountaintops of a city accustomed to a subtropical climate.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hong Kong bookseller's disappearance sparks protests INTERNATIONAL

Hong Kong bookseller's disappearance sparks protests

Hong Kong opposition lawmakers protested outside Beijing's representative office in the Chinese-ruled city over the disappearance of a bookseller.

4:45 AM November 25 2016