'No injuries of concern' for 97-year-old Prince Philip after car crash

Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Jan 19 03:43 PM | Updated Jan 19 03:44 PM

The accident occurred near the queen's Sandringham Estate in south east England. Read more »

Trump to make 'major announcement' about gov't shutdown

Agence France-Presse
Jan 19 03:14 PM

The shutdown -- the longest in US history -- has paralyzed Washington and resulted in 800,000 federal employees being furloughed or working without pay. Read more »

Australia police charge man with rape and murder of Israeli student

Agence France-Presse
Jan 19 02:51 PM

SYDNEY, Australia - Australian police on Saturday charged a man with the rape and murder of Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe, some three days after her body was found in Melbourne.   Read more »

At least 20 killed in pipeline explosion in central Mexico

Reuters
Jan 19 11:53 AM

MEXICO CITY - At least 20 people were killed and 54 were injured on Friday when a ruptured pipeline exploded in central Mexico as people were trying to fill up containers with fuel, the government of Hidalgo state said.   Read more »

Trump, North Korea's Kim to hold second summit in late February

David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick, Reuters
Jan 19 10:09 AM

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in late February but will maintain economic sanctions on Pyongyang, the White House said on Friday after Trump met Pyongyang's top nuclear negotiator.   Read more »

No Pinoy hurt in Bogota attack

ABS-CBN News
Jan 19 09:55 AM

MANILA – No Filipino was hurt in a car bombing at a police academy in Bogota, Colombia that left 21 people dead and 68 others injured on Thursday. Read more »

Woman convicted in Singapore of abusing maid

Agence France-Presse
Jan 19 03:06 AM

A Singaporean woman was found guilty Friday of abusing her Myanmar maid, including forcing her to pour hot water onto herself and to drink water laced with floor cleaner.   Read more »

Maldives to set safe zones for swimming after Pinoy honeymooners' death

ABS-CBN News
Jan 18 05:22 PM

MANILA - Authorities in Maldives will soon be establishing safe zones for swimming in every island following the drowning incident that claimed the lives of a newlywed Filipino couple. Read more »

US, North Korea to hold talks on second Trump-Kim summit

David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick, Reuters
Jan 18 03:03 PM

North Korea's lead negotiator in nuclear diplomacy with the United States is expected to hold talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and could also meet President Donald Trump on Friday during a visit aimed at clearing the way for a second US-North Korea summit. Read more »

British PM May refuses to rule out 'no-deal' Brexit

Dmitri Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Jan 18 03:01 PM

British Prime Minister Theresa May scrambled to put together a new Brexit strategy after members of the parliament rejected her EU divorce deal, and insisted she could not rule out a potentially damaging "no-deal" split. Read more »

Debate is on: Time to exempt K-pop idols from S. Korea military service?

Kang Jin-kyu, Agence France-Presse
Jan 18 02:53 PM | Updated Jan 18 03:07 PM

Despite generating almost $4 billion a year for the South Korean economy, the seven floppy-haired members of K-pop boyband BTS will still have to perform nearly two years of mind-numbing military service. Read more »

Taiwan steps up probe into surveillance by pro-China media on island

Yimou Lee and James Pomfret, Reuters
Jan 18 02:49 PM

TAIPEI/HONG KONG - Taiwan will step up its investigation of pro-Beijing newspapers accused by politicians on the self-ruled island of spreading fake news and surveillance activities that infringe national security, a security official said on Friday. Read more »

Climate change clouds Australia's Pacific charm offensive

Agence France-Presse
Jan 18 01:53 PM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's Pacific charm offensive went off course on Friday when he was forced to defend Fiji's accusations of inaction over climate change. Read more »

U.S. Navy chief does not rule out sending aircraft carrier through Taiwan Strait

Tim Kelly, Reuters
Jan 18 01:40 PM

TOKYO - The U.S. Navy has not ruled out sending an aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait, despite military technology advances by China that pose a greater threat to U.S. warships than ever before, the chief of U.S. naval operations said on Friday. Read more »

UK's Prince Philip 'shocked and shaken' after car crash

Agence France-Presse
Jan 18 01:36 PM

Philip, known for his forthright manner and off-color jokes, formally retired from public life in 2017. Read more »