A Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker is accusing the semi-autonomous region’s police of being “trigger-happy and nuts” after an officer shot a teenage protester at close range in the chest during demonstrations this week.

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Thousands of police hit the streets of Paris, calling for more government support over a wide range of grievances.

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Tsang Chi-kin, 18, showed no interest in politics until this year. After being shot by the police, he could become a potent symbol of the protests.

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Yet while the police officers are despised in their own city, they have become heroes in mainland China. 

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On the anniversary of the Communist Party's rule in China that saw celebrations in Beijing, Hong Kong saw a day of protests. One protester is critically injured.

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Beijing’s carefully planned celebrations turned into a PR disaster for Xi Jinping October 1 was meant to be a carefully choreographed showcase of China’s military and economic might on the 70th anniversary of communist rule, and a celebration of the strongman president, Xi Jinping. But after a picture-perfect parade was beamed round the world from Beijing, the one part of the country that is not under...

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