UN chief warns leaders of 'increasingly chaotic' world order Michelle Nichols, Reuters Sep 25 11:27 PM UNITED NATIONS - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned leaders on Tuesday that world order is "increasingly chaotic," trust is at breaking point and shifts in the balance of power may increase the risk of confrontation, though he did not lay blame. Read more »
No 'zombie' websites or faked stats, China tells officials Reuters Sep 25 11:25 PM BEIJING - China will crack down on government departments responsible for "zombie" websites that have not been updated for years, telephone lines that are never answered and fake statistics, the ruling Communist Party said on Tuesday. Read more »
Pope Francis warns nations against defining power as military strength Andrius Sytas and Philip Pullella, Reuters Sep 25 11:13 PM TALLINN - Pope Francis said on Tuesday as he wound up a trip to the Baltic states, all nervous about what they see as a newly aggressive Russia next door, that nations should not measure their strength by their military capability to prevail over others. Read more »
Anti-graft agency to grill former Malaysian PM Najib's wife Reuters Sep 25 10:45 PM KUALA LUMPUR - Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, was summoned on Tuesday for questioning by the anti-graft agency in its multi-billion dollar corruption probe at state fund 1MDB. Read more »
Saudi Arabia opens high-speed train linking Islam's holiest cities Reuters Sep 25 10:38 PM JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Tuesday inaugurated a 6.7 billion euro ($7.87 billion) high-speed rail linking the two holiest cities in Islam, part of efforts to boost tourism revenues as the country seeks to shed dependence on oil exports. Read more »
British retiree, Thai wife murdered in grisly killing Agence France-Presse Sep 25 09:46 PM The victims' bodies were found buried on their own property Tuesday a week after an alleged contract killing that implicated the woman's brother. Read more »
Pope: Outrage over Church's handling of sexual abuse scandals justified Andrius Sytas and Philip Pullella, Reuters Sep 25 07:16 PM He spoke hours before the Catholic Church in Germany was due to present a report on its sexual abuse record. Read more »
Pinoy in New Jersey spared from deportation ABS-CBN News Sep 25 06:25 PM It has been an emotional roller coaster ride for 47-year-old Cloyd Edralin and his family. Read more »
400-year-old shipwreck 'discovery of decade' for Portugal Catarina Demony, Reuters Sep 25 02:36 PM CASCAIS, Portugal - Archaeologists searching Portugal's coast have found a 400-year-old shipwreck believed to have sunk near Lisbon after returning from India laden with spices, specialists said on Monday. Read more »
PNP launches global community relations program in US Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News Sep 25 02:10 PM LOS ANGELES, California - The Philippine National Police (PNP) is reaching out to overseas Filipinos with its Global Police Community Relations program. Read more »
China hopes Britain doesn't take sides, respects S.China Sea sovereignty Reuters Sep 25 09:48 AM China hopes that Britain can stand by its position of not taking sides in the South China Sea and earnestly respect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Chinese government's top diplomat told Britain's foreign minister. Read more »
Trump Supreme Court nominee rejects sexual assault accusations Richard Cowan and Lawrence Hurley, Reuters Sep 25 08:04 AM WASHINGTON - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said on Monday he would not step aside after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct decades ago, with President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans showing no signs of relenting in their push for his Senate confirmation. Read more »
U.S. approves possible $330-M military sale to Taiwan -Pentagon Reuters Sep 25 08:02 AM WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale to Taiwan of spare parts for F-16 fighter planes and other military aircraft worth up to $330 million, the Pentagon said on Monday. Read more »
UN debut for New Zealand's 'First Baby': diaper change, peace summit Reuters Sep 25 07:33 AM With a mock security pass that lists her as the "First Baby" of New Zealand, 3-month-old Neve Te Aroha made her United Nations debut on Monday when her mother - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern - spoke at a peace summit in the General Assembly. Read more »
Portraits of a dynasty: North Korea's ever-present Kims Danish Siddiqui, Reuters Sep 25 07:31 AM One of the first things any traveler to North Korea notices is a huge portrait of Kim Il Sung, pictured in front of an airplane and workers alongside the road as you drive out of Pyongyang International Airport. It's an image that soon becomes very familiar. Read more »
US documents systematic violence against Myanmar Rohingya Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse Sep 25 07:21 AM The United States said Monday it had found evidence of systematic violence by Myanmar's military against the Rohingya minority, including widespread killings and rape. Read more »
K-Pop stars at UN urge world's youth to 'just speak yourself' Agence France-Presse Sep 25 07:20 AM K-Pop sensation BTS brought their star power to the United Nations on Monday, telling the world's youth to listen to their inner voice and resist pressure to conform. Read more »
Texas cop fired for shooting man in wrong apartment Agence France-Presse Sep 25 02:26 AM A white Texas cop who shot dead a black man in his own apartment, allegedly mistaking it for her own, was fired Monday for "adverse conduct," the Dallas Police Department said. Read more »
Nigeria vows to free seafarers from pirates Agence France-Presse Sep 25 02:22 AM Nigerian authorities on Monday said they were working to find and free 12 crew members of a Swiss-registered cargo ship who were kidnapped by sea pirates at the weekend. Read more »
Implant helps paralyzed man walk again Patrick Galey, Agence France-Presse Sep 25 01:58 AM Five years after he was paralyzed in a snowmobile accident, a man in the US has learned to walk again aided by an electrical implant, in a potential breakthrough for spinal injury sufferers. Read more »
Panukalang paglimita sa green card sa Amerika, ikinababahala ng ilang Pinoy ABS-CBN News Sep 25 01:43 AM Nababahala ang ilang Pinoy sa Amerika sa panukala ng Trump administration. Read more »
Italy to narrow asylum rights in clampdown on immigration Steve Scherer, Reuters Sep 25 12:37 AM ROME - Italy's populist government on Monday escalated its clampdown on irregular immigration with a decree aimed at slashing the number of people awarded asylum and doubling the time irregular migrants can be detained. Read more »
OFWs in Jeddah celebrate 88th Saudi National Day Iya Estrada Cabanding, ABS-CBN News Sep 25 12:35 AM JEDDAH - The streets and main roads of Jeddah were painted in all shades of green as the city celebrated Saudi Arabia’s 88th national day. Read more »
Bye, whale Dean Lewins, AAP via Reuters Sep 24 06:58 PM Visitors to the Royal National Park look at a large whale carcass that washed up on Wattamolla Beach, south of Sydney, Australia on Monday. Read more »
Kuwait activists combat rise in banning of books Agence France-Presse Sep 24 04:34 PM KUWAIT CITY - In 2014, the Kuwaiti press hailed Gabriel Garcia Marquez as a literary "giant". But since his death, the Colombian writer and a slew of others have been banned as censorship takes root in the Gulf state. Read more »