Hong Kong prepares for mass march as protesters keep up pressure

The organizers of the large-scale demonstrations which kicked off Hong Kong's months-long protest movement earlier this year are taking to the streets again Sunday, in a bid to maintain pressure on the city's government following the success of pro-democracy groups at recent elections.

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North Korea says it has conducted a 'significant' test at a missile site

North Korean state media are reporting that a "very important test took place at the Sohae Satellite launching Ground" on Saturday.

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Lonely Beijing citizens are spending big on their pets

Li Chao's life changed forever the evening he returned home from a late night at the office and found his beloved husky JoJo dead on the floor.

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Japanese island could become an unsinkable US aircraft carrier

Mageshima Island, an uninhabited outcrop on the edge of the East China Sea, could become an important joint Japan-US military base, hosting important military training exercises

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Police shoot dead four suspects in gang-rape and murder

Four men held over the gang-rape and murder of a 27-year-old veterinarian who was strangled and her body set alight in Hyderabad have been shot dead by police.

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Mulan live-action trailer is out and people seem excited. Except Hong Kong

A new trailer for Disney's live-action remake of the movie "Mulan" is receiving positive reviews on social media, except in Hong Kong where protesters are calling for a boycott.

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Bushfire rips through treetops on Sydney's doorstep

It's like something out of a disaster movie -- a towering inferno shooting upward through tall trees at breakneck speed, spewing flames into the sky.

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