Saudi Arabia deployed Twitter army against critics -NY Times

Reuters
Oct 21 09:43 AM

Saudi Arabia deployed an online army to harass dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi and other critics of the kingdom on Twitter, the New York Times reported on Saturday.  Read more »

Mexico allows caravan women, children in, but thousands still stranded

Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias and Henry Morales Arana, Agence France-Presse
Oct 21 09:35 AM

Mexican authorities allowed dozens of women and children from a US-bound Honduran migrant caravan to enter the country Saturday but thousands remain stranded on a border bridge between Guatemala and Mexico where riot police barred their progress.  Read more »

9-year-old Filipina is New Zealand's representative to 2019 WCOPA

ABS-CBN News
Oct 21 08:57 AM

A nine-year-old girl of Filipino descent is the official representative of New Zealand in the World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) next year.  Read more »

Trump says US will pull out of nuclear arms deal with Russia

Nicholas Kamm and Elodie Cuzin, Agence France-Presse
Oct 21 08:54 AM

President Donald Trump confirmed Saturday that the United States plans to leave a Cold War-era nuclear weapons treaty with Russia, which criticized the move as Washington's latest effort to be the sole global superpower. Read more »

India train disaster families protest amid anger over safety

Narinder Suri, Agence France-Presse
Oct 21 03:05 AM

Angry relatives staged a protest Saturday on the tracks where a speeding train ploughed into crowds watching fireworks, killing about 60 people. Read more »

Merkel says Khashoggi killers must 'answer for their actions'

Agence France-Presse
Oct 21 01:33 AM | Updated Oct 21 03:33 AM

After days of denying that it was involved in the death of the Washington Post journalist at its Istanbul consulate, Saudi Arabia finally admitted early Saturday that Khashoggi had died during a "brawl." Read more »

US, China back military air rules to avoid mishaps

Agence France-Presse
Oct 21 12:51 AM

Risks of chance encounters between military aircraft spiraling out of control have risen in recent years as Beijing becomes ever more assertive in the South China Sea. Read more »

Icelandair jet in Canada emergency landing as window ‘shattered’

Agence France-Presse
Oct 21 12:46 AM

A passenger tweeted that the "captain says his left window shattered and had to bring us down rapidly."   Read more »

US Mega Millions jackpot hits $1.6 billion after no winners

Agence France-Presse
Oct 20 11:54 PM

Scores of American lottery players were disappointed they hadn't become an overnight billionaire Saturday. Read more »

Rights body urges UN investigation, independent autopsy in Khashoggi death

Reuters
Oct 20 11:38 PM | Updated Oct 21 03:32 AM

Amnesty International said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia's explanation of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul appeared to be a whitewash of "an appalling assassination". Read more »

Southeast Asia boosts fight against ‘real and present’ militant threat

Agence France-Presse
Oct 20 06:50 PM

Southeast Asian nations seeking to combat the threat of militancy have agreed to share intelligence, Singapore's defense minister said, as he warned of a "real and present" danger to the region. Read more »

Khashoggi criticizes Saudi prince in newly released interview

Agence France-Presse
Oct 20 05:57 PM | Updated Oct 21 03:30 AM

He described Prince Mohammed as "an old-fashioned tribal leader" out of touch with Saudi's poor. Read more »

Thousands rally for Taiwan independence vote

Amber Wang, Agence France-Presse
Oct 20 04:12 PM

It was the first large-scale protest calling for an outright independence vote since Taiwan first became a democracy more than 20 years ago. Read more »

Trump: Saudi explanation of Khashoggi death credible, 'important first step'

W.G. Dunlop, Agence France-Presse
Oct 20 11:06 AM | Updated Oct 21 03:28 AM

Members of the US Congress were far harsher in the wake of the kingdom's announcement of Khashoggi's death. Read more »

Saudi Arabia says journalist Khashoggi died after fight in consulate

Aziz El Yaakoubi, Reuters
Oct 20 06:40 AM | Updated Oct 21 03:27 AM

DUBAI - Saudi Arabia said on Saturday preliminary results of investigations showed U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul after a fight with people he met there, state media reported.   Read more »