Time now for a look through the international
headlines we′re following this Monday morning.
For that, we turn to our Eunice Kim, standing
by at the NewsCenter.
Good morning, Eunice.
Good morning, Mark.
Although smaller in number, pro-democracy
protests in Hong Kong show few signs of losing
momentum... as sit-ins enter the 23rd day...
this morning.
Demonstrations also continue in the district
of Mong Kok, a protest site riot police had
tried to clear out early Friday.
But demonstrators retook parts of the district
over the weekend... culminating in two days
of clashes with police, who used pepper spray
and batons to control the hundreds-strong
crowds.
The confrontations led to at least 20 people
being injured, including police officers.
Protest leaders will meet with Hong Kong government
officials on Tuesday... to work on a compromise.
The talks are set to be broadcast live on
TV.
The debate on the airwaves though has already
begun.
Ahead of Tuesday′s meeting... chief executive
C-Y Leung said in a TV interview that the
protests have been supported by "external
forces"... and were "out of control" even
for the organizers.
The standoff took off more than 3 weeks ago...
as protesters called for fully democratic
elections in the territory′s 2017 chief
executive polls... a demand that Beijing has
signaled though Hong Kong′s leaders... it
will not buckle to.
