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Thousands of people march in Hong Kong to demand the Legislative Council reject a China backed proposal for the naming of candidates for Chief Executive be done by a nominating committee.
2015-06-14

Typhoon Soulik kills three people in China's Guangdong province after having killed two people in Taiwan.
2013-07-14

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledges greater freedoms in Tibet, hours after two protesters are killed demanding the end of Chinese rule in the region; seven officials are also sacked for "neglecting state duties".
2012-02-10

2011 Libyan civil war: After a lengthy and bloody siege, National Transitional Council forces approach the center of the city of Sirte, facing heavy resistance from troops loyal to the ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
2011-10-8

Mikhail Margelov, the President of Russia's special envoy on the Libyan uprising, claims that Muammar Gaddafi has a "suicidal plan" to destroy Tripoli if the rebels seem likely to capture it.
2011-07-14

2011 Libyan civil war: Fresh explosions are heard in the Libyan capital Tripoli as NATO bombing continues.
2011-05-28

Police in China search for a man who threw eggs and a shoe at the creator of the "Great Firewall of China", Fang Binxing.
2011-05-19

Nations including the United Kingdom, the United States of America, France, the People's Republic of China, Russia, Italy and Greece evacuate their citizens from Libya.
2011-02-23

At least 6 people are killed and 36 wounded after an explosion in the city of Kaili, Guizhou province, China.
2010-12-5

The People's Republic of China reports an outbreak of the plague in Tibet, with 5 people infected and 1 fatality.
2010-09-26