US says Saudis promise accountability but deny knowledge over missing writer

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Oct 17 07:20 AM

Saudi Arabia promised to ensure a thorough probe and accountability over a missing Saudi journalist but stood by denials the kingdom killed him, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday, as he paid a supportive visit to the under-fire ally.   Read more »

Trump says '100 percent' sure to seek reelection

Agence France-Presse
Oct 17 06:58 AM

Not that there was much doubt, but President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is sure to seek a second term in 2020.   Read more »

A guide to Canada's legal cannabis

Jacques Lemieux, Agence France-Presse
Oct 17 06:15 AM

Canada on Wednesday will become the second country in the world to legalize recreational cannabis, five years after Uruguay.  Read more »

Swiss city bans human body expo over fears Chinese convicts used

Agence France-Presse
Oct 17 06:11 AM

Geneva, Switzerland - A controversial exhibition which includes preserved human bodies was banned on Tuesday by the Swiss city of Lausanne over fears that the remains of tortured and executed Chinese prisoners were on display.   Read more »

Trump calls porn star 'Horseface' and senator 'Pocahontas'

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Oct 17 06:11 AM

A budding diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia, Hurricane Michael's wreckage to clean up, stock market jitters, and... President Donald Trump's standout act Tuesday was to brand porn star Stormy Daniels "Horseface."   Read more »

Wala nang gutom, target ng UN sa 2030

ABS-CBN News
Oct 17 02:44 AM

Zero hunger o wala nang magugutom sa buong mundo. 'Yan ang target ng Food and Agriculture Organization ng UN pagdating ng taong 2030. Read more »

Higit 1,400 OFW sa Saudi, nawalan ng trabaho

ABS-CBN News
Oct 17 02:12 AM

MAYNILA - Higit 1,400 overseas Filipino workers ang nawalan ng trabaho matapos mag-lockout ang kanilang employer sa Al Khobar, Saudi Arabiam, ayon sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Read more »

French police arrest 4 suspects in gang rape online videos

Agence France-Presse
Oct 17 12:33 AM

French police have arrested four people over a filmed gang-rape of a woman outside a nightclub in southern France which was later posted on social media, a source close to the inquiry said Tuesday. Read more »

US alarmed by China's 'predatory' practices: Mattis

Agence France-Presse
Oct 17 12:26 AM

The United States is alarmed by China's increasingly muscular military presence and "predatory economic practices" towards smaller countries in Asia, defense chief James Mattis has said on his way to the region.   Read more »

'Japan bogus land sale suspect fled to Philippines'

Kyodo News
Oct 17 12:25 AM

Japan police have obtained arrest warrants for 12 men and women over a bogus land sale in which homebuilder Sekisui House Ltd. suffered a loss of about 5.5 billion yen ($49 million), and took some of them into custody Tuesday, investigative sources said.   Read more »

In Canada, greenhouse drops orchids to grow cannabis

Clément Sabourin, Agence France-Presse
Oct 17 12:09 AM

Dressed in white overalls, horticulturists carefully tend to small pot plants lined row after row. Not long ago, orchids were growing in this greenhouse south of Toronto where cannabis plants are now budding. Read more »

US senator accuses Saudi prince of ordering Khashoggi killing

Doina Chiacu, Reuters
Oct 16 11:48 PM

WASHINGTON - US Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican close to President Donald Trump, on Tuesday accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of ordering the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and called him a "rogue crown prince" who is jeopardizing relations with the United States. Read more »

13 Filipino war veterans honored in California

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Oct 16 11:06 PM

Thirteen veterans and 47 surviving families joined Sacramento Filipino veterans for a special congressional medal of honor ceremony at the California state capitol building.   Read more »

Filipino doctor faces up to 50 years in US prison over narcotic drugs

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Oct 16 11:00 PM

A Filipino doctor in New York was among the doctors and other medical professionals charged with illegal distribution of the highly addictive prescription narcotic oxycodone.   Read more »

Harry and Meghan with a Koala

Dean Lewins, AAP/Pool via Reuters
Oct 16 05:04 PM

Britain's Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are seen meeting Ruby, a mother Koala who gave birth to koala joey Meghan, named after Her Royal Highness, with a second joey named Harry after His Royal Highness, during a visit to Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday.  Read more »