Lawyer for activist Jimmy Lai defends free speech in landmark Hong Kong trial
HONG KONG — A lawyer for prominent Hong Kong democracy activist and newspaper founder Jimmy…
Indigenous leaders demand action from South American leaders at Amazon summit
BOGOTA, Colombia — Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are urging South American…
Security footage from Syria hospital shows men in military garb killing medical worker
DAMASCUS, Syria — Footage from security cameras at a hospital in the city of Sweida in…
Hong Kong cancels passports and bans financial support for 16 overseas activists
HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities on Monday strengthened a crackdown on 16 overseas-based…
Indonesia set to release hundreds of prisoners under president's clemency plan
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia is set to begin releasing hundreds of convicts from its…
Top Caribbean court strikes down a colonial-era law in St. Lucia that banned gay sex
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court struck down a colonial-era law in…
Interpol takes anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson off its most-wanted list
PARIS (AP) — Interpol said Tuesday it was removing a most-wanted designation for anti-whaling…
Hong Kong's security net extends beyond arrests as small businesses pressured
HONG KONG — It’s been years since mass arrests all but silenced pro-democracy activism in…
US diplomat in Hong Kong criticizes China and the city for curtailing freedoms
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s top American diplomat said on Thursday that the policies of the…