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New Hong Kong police commissioner calls for continued public support to restore order
Tang Ping-keung, the new commissioner of police of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), expressed his hope on Tuesday that the public would continue to support the police in law enforcement so as to restore order in Hong Kong as soon as possible.
100 protesters still holed up in Hong Kong university
About 100 protesters remained holed up at a Hong Kong university Tuesday as a police siege of the campus entered its third day.
11 missing from South Korean fishing boat burned by fire
A fishing boat caught fire in South Korea’s southern waters early Tuesday, and the coast guard said a search was underway for 11 people missing.
N. Korea snubs US move to postpone military drill with South
North Korea said Tuesday it won’t consider a recent U.S. decision to postpone a joint military exercise with South Korea a concession that can bring the North back to nuclear talks.
8 killed as boat capsizes in eastern Pakistan
At least eight people were killed after a boat carrying 40 people capsized in Sutlej river in Pakistan's eastern district of Okara on Monday, police and local media said.
11 killed, 20 injured in collision between bus, truck in India's Rajasthan
At least 11 people were killed and 20 others injured, some of them critically, Monday in a deadly collision between a passenger bus and a truck in India's western state of Rajasthan, police said.
Sri Lankan business community expects new president to deliver reform, attract investment
Sri Lanka's business community has expressed hope that the country's new president would move forward with open market reforms, provide a conducive environment for local industries and attract foreign direct investments.
China to raise retail fuel prices
China will raise the retail prices of gasoline and diesel from Tuesday, the country's top economic planner said Monday.
China says it supports Hong Kong police
China’s government says it supports efforts by Hong Kong police to protect the livelihoods and safety of citizens after a weekend of clashes.
Indonesia arrests 43 people following suicide attack
Indonesian police say they have arrested 43 suspected militants believed to have links to last week’s suicide attack at a busy police station in the country’s third-largest city.