Hong Kong's pro-Beijing leader said Monday she had no plans to scrap a controversial plan to allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland, a day after huge crowds came out to oppose the proposal. "This ...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced on Wednesday the withdrawal of an extradition bill that sparked months of protests. The bill allowing Hong Kong residents to be sent to mainland China for trials ...

Oct. 23 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1707, the British Parliament met for the first time after the Treaty of Union dissolved both the Parliaments of England and Scotland and created a new ...

Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to break up crowds Wednesday after demonstrators -- angry over legislation they say would leave people vulnerable to China's politicised justice system -- ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's extradition bill, which would cover Hong Kong's 7.4 million residents as well as foreign and Chinese nationals in the city, would allow criminal suspects to be sent ...

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Wednesday the withdrawal of an extradition bill that sparked months of demonstrations, bowing to one of the protesters’ demands in the hope of ending the ...

Hundreds of thousands of people took part in a peaceful march in Hong Kong this afternoon to protest a proposed extradition bill. “ “Man-Kei Tam, Director of Amnesty International Hong Kong, said: ...