Alligator kills woman walking her dog in U.S.

Reuters
Aug 21 05:51 AM

A 45-year-old woman walking her dog in South Carolina died on Monday after being snatched and dragged underwater by an 8-foot (2.44-meter) alligator, the county sheriff's office said. Read more »

Venezuela cuts 5 zeros from currency amid hyperinflation

Reuters
Aug 21 04:49 AM

CARACAS/VALENCIA, Venezuela - Venezuela on Monday slashed five zeros from prices as part of a broad economic plan that President Nicolas Maduro says will tame hyperinflation but critics call another raft of failed socialist policies that will push the chaotic country deeper into crisis. Read more »

Bodies found as floods recede in India

Agence France-Presse
Aug 21 01:15 AM

Floodwaters receded in Kerala on Monday, leaving Indian rescuers the grim task of retrieving bodies as the death toll from the worst monsoon rains in a century rose above 400. Read more »

Book about Filipino women taken offline in Korea

ABS-CBN News
Aug 20 05:07 PM

MANILA - A book about Filipina women written by a Korean man has been removed from online book retailers after complaints that it is "obscene and racist." Read more »

3 Pilipinong Hajj pilgrim nasawi

Charles Tabbu, ABS-CBN News
Aug 20 03:21 PM

Tatlong miyembro ng delegasyon ng mga Filipino Hajj pilgrims ngayong taon ang nasawi, ayon sa konsulado ng Pilipinas dito sa lungsod na ito sa Saudi Arabia. Read more »

Canada's Trudeau to run again in 2019

Agence France-Presse
Aug 20 11:58 AM

MONTREAL - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Sunday he will run for re-election in 2019 legislative polls. Read more »

Publicity stunt: Indonesia leader gets lift from motorbike skit

Agence France-Presse
Aug 20 11:40 AM | Updated Aug 20 11:41 AM

President Joko Widodo found himself flavor of the month on social media on Sunday as Indonesians lapped up his motorbike stunt skit at the Asian Games opening ceremony. Read more »

Muslims begin annual haj pilgrimage amid heavy rains

Muhammad Yamany, Reuters
Aug 20 09:56 AM

As more than 2 million pilgrims from around the world braved stormy weather in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to begin the annual haj ritual, the country's health minister said there was no sign of any outbreaks of disease.  Read more »

S. Koreans head for family reunions in North after decades apart

Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Aug 20 08:34 AM

Dozens of elderly and frail South Koreans set off for North Korea Monday to meet relatives for the first time since they were separated nearly 7 decades ago by a war that divided the peninsula and their families. Read more »

US points at China, not Russia, on election meddling

Agence France-Presse
Aug 20 07:55 AM

US National Security Advisor John Bolton on Sunday singled out China, North Korea and Iran as countries who could possibly meddle in American elections -- as President Donald Trump railed about a probe into Russian interference in 2016.  Read more »