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Tens of thousands protest against Hong Kong leader

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Thousands of pro-democracy protesters take to the streets calling for new Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to step down in Hong Kong on January 1, 2013. Organisers have said they expected 50,000 people to join the New Year's Day march against Leung Chun-ying, while pro-government groups staged separate and smaller rallies in support of the Beijing-backed chief executive.  AFP / RICHARD A. BROOKS

Tens of thousands of people marched in Hong Kong on the first day of 2013 to call for the city’s Beijing-backed leader to step down over allegations he was untruthful about illegal renovations at his mansion and to press for full democracy.

Posted: January 2nd, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Notorious Macau gangster set for prison release

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When the notorious Macau crime boss known as Broken Tooth Koi is released from prison Saturday after serving nearly 15 years he will hardly recognize the city he terrorized in the late 1990s with a brutal gangland war.

Posted: December 1st, 2012 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

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