New Police Commissioner Chris Tang says the force is planning a high-profile presence around polling stations for the district council elections on Sunday. He said this will make sure that voters feel safe. A source has confirmed to RTHK that the plan ...

Pope Francis tended to the needs of Thailand's tiny Catholic hierarchy on Friday, urging priests and nuns to find ways to communicate the faith with “a Thai face and flesh” in the predominantly Buddhist country. Thousands of Thais welcomed the pontiff ...

A surgeon who was part of a medical team providing treatment to those injured during violent clashes at Polytechnic University, says the actions of the police fell far below accepted international norms. Dr Darren Mann detailed his experience at the ca...

The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act has been passed in the US House of Representatives by 417 votes to one - a day after the Senate unanimously approved the bill, provoking an outcry from Beijing. The act requires the US president to annually ...

A lawyer representing some of Jeffrey Epstein's victims says Britain's Duke of York should put himself forward to be interviewed by US investigators. Gloria Allred questioned Prince Andrew's pledge that he would assist with investigators into the convi...

Education sector lawmaker Ip Kin-yuen, who's been helping young protesters leave the Polytechnic University, says although there's still water and electricity on campus, hygiene conditions are poor, making it difficult for those holed up inside. It's b...

The Israeli military on Wednesday said it struck dozens of Iranian targets in Syria, carrying out a “wide-scale” strike in response to rocket fire on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Tuesday. A Britain-based war monitoring group said the Israeli...