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Apology accepted, Hong Kong's Muslims lament water cannon staining mosque
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Municipal workers scrubbed away noxious blue dye from the steps of Hong Kong's biggest mosque on Monday, while Muslim worshippers expressed frustration over police firing a water cannon outside the mosque during a large anti-government march.
Hong Kong teen shot by police was 'rioting' - prosecutor
YANGON (Reuters) - The 18-year-old protester shot in the chest by Hong Kong police this week was throwing bricks and "rioting" at the time he was wounded, a prosecutor told a court packed with his supporters on Friday.
As protests rack Hong Kong, China watchdog has Cathay staff 'walking on eggshells'
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Staff at Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong's flagship airline, are on edge.
Argentina on edge ahead of Boca-River Libertadores game
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Boca Juniors meet River Plate in the semi-final of the Copa Libertadores on Tuesday hoping they and Argentina make headlines for all the right reasons less than a year after unsavoury scenes marred last year's final between the two teams.
Hong Kong protesters trap leader for hours in stadium after 'open dialogue'
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong protesters chanting anti-government slogans trapped city leader Carrie Lam in a stadium for hours on Thursday after she held her first "open dialogue" with the people in a bid to end more than three months of often violent unrest.
Analysis: Egypt on edge after first anti-Sisi protest for years
CAIRO (Reuters) - Scattered protests in Egypt in the past few days highlight the risk that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi could face broader dissent, driven by grievances over economic austerity and allegations of official corruption.
AB InBev Asia unit raises US$5bil in IPO
HONG KONG: AB InBev raised about US$5bil in a Hong Kong IPO of the brewer’s Asia-Pacific unit after pricing it at the bottom of a marketed range, as investors backed a deal seen as offering value despite the city being hit by anti-government protests.
AB InBev Asia unit raises US$5bil in world's second-largest 2019 IPO
HONG KONG: Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (AB InBev) raised about US$5 billion after pricing the Hong Kong IPO of its Asia-Pacific business at the bottom of an indicative range, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
HK leader says police under extreme pressure; acknowledges 'long road' ahead
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the city's police force, which has been accused of beating activists and using excessive force during protests, is under extreme pressure and acknowledged it will be a "long road" towards healing rifts.
Hong Kong mops up after fresh violence, braces for October 1 anniversary
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong cleaned up on Monday and train services in the city resumed, after another weekend of sometimes violent protests that saw pro-democracy activists vandalise a railway station and a shopping mall.