Hong Kong police on Wednesday cleared one of the largest protest sites that has choked the city for months, arresting scores of pro-democracy activists in what could be a turning point in the fight to wrest greater political freedom from Beijing’s control. Riot police clashed with protesters late into the evening as activists sought to regroup…

WASHINGTON — Tired of playing cat and mouse, Hong Kong police showed their claws Wednesday, unleashing a display of force that cleared the city’s second-largest protest site in a matter of hours. With surprising quickness, police, court bailiffs, heavy equipment operators and a mysterious group of uniformed “volunteers” dismantled barricades from several blocks of Nathan Road,…

Seven Hong Kong policemen, who allegedly beat up a pro-democracy protester in October, were arrested on Wednesday, reports said. The officers are accused of assaulting Ken Tsang Kin-chiu, who is also a member of the election committee that nominated the region’s chief executive, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported, citing a statement from the police. Police…