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Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty of genocide in landmark ruling

Agence France-Presse
Nov 16 02:44 PM

The events covered by the verdict span the four years of the Pol Pot regime, and include extensive crimes against humanity.  Read more »

Number of missing in California fire jumps past 600

Agence France-Presse
Nov 16 11:44 AM

The number of people listed as missing in one of California's deadliest wildfires has skyrocketed past 600, authorities said Thursday, as the remains of seven additional victims were found by rescuers. Read more »

Pence says South China Sea doesn't belong to any one nation

Reuters
Nov 16 11:39 AM

US Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday the South China Sea does not belong to any one nation and the United States will continue to sail and fly wherever international law allows, comments sure to rile China which claims the strategic sea route. Read more »

Xi woos Pacific islands to curb Taiwan's influence

Agence France-Presse
Nov 16 11:38 AM | Updated Nov 16 11:39 AM

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will sit down with seven Pacific island allies Friday, doling out attention and perhaps some largesse in the hope of convincing more nations to drop recognition of Taiwan. Read more »

Snowstorm hits New York

Brendan McDermid, Reuters
Nov 16 11:04 AM

A man walks through a snowstorm in Times Square in New York City, New York, U.S. on Thursday. Read more »

China offers Myanmar support over Rohingya issue after US rebuke

Reuters
Nov 16 09:30 AM

China supports the Myanmar government's efforts to protect domestic stability and approach to resolving the Rohingya issue, Premier Li Keqiang told the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi, after US Vice President Mike Pence offered a strong rebuke. Read more »

Facebook defends Russia response, updates plan to curb misbehavior

Paresh Dave, Reuters
Nov 16 09:28 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook Inc Chairman and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday defended his response to Russian election meddling on the world's largest social media network and issued a new plan aimed at stifling misbehavior while maintaining a vibrant hub for online speech. Read more »

Trump seethes against Russia probe 'disgrace'

Agence France-Presse
Nov 16 08:13 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump seethed Thursday that investigators probing alleged collusion between Russian agents and his election campaign have gone "totally nuts" and are a "disgrace." Read more »

US senator to query Facebook about report on treatment of critics

David Morgan, Reuters
Nov 16 07:59 AM

A Democratic US senator said on Thursday she will ask Facebook Inc and the Justice Department about a media report that the company hired an outside firm to attack critics, warning that such action could raise campaign finance issues. Read more »

North Korea's Kim inspects testing of newly developed 'tactical' weapon - KCNA

Reuters
Nov 16 07:20 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected the testing of a newly developed tactical weapon, calling it "another display of our rapidly-growing defense capabilities to the whole region," North Korean state media said on Friday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga benepisyo ng bagong working visa system ng Japan

ABS-CBN News
Nov 16 02:49 AM

Ito'y para makahikayat pa ng mas maraming banyagang manggagawa gaya ng mga Pilipino. Read more »

Five Saudi officials face death penalty for Khashoggi murder

Agence France-Presse
Nov 15 07:49 PM

Five Saudi officials face the death penalty for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi  Read more »

Thais take ASEAN chair, haunted by past summit chaos

Agence France-Presse
Nov 15 07:43 PM

SINGAPORE - Protests, broken windows and dignitaries forced to flee by helicopter—Thailand's last stint as host of Southeast Asia's biggest summit was devoured by political chaos. Read more »

Rohingya crisis besieges Suu Kyi at Singapore summit

Martin Abbugao and Aidan Jones, Agence France-Presse
Nov 15 06:04 PM | Updated Nov 16 01:59 AM

Suu Kyi has refused to speak up for the Rohingya, a stateless, persecuted Muslim minority driven by violence into Bangladesh in huge numbers. Read more »

Keen sword

Kaila V. Peters, U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters
Nov 15 04:41 PM

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga sail in formation with 16 other ships from the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as aircraft from the U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force fly overhead in formation during Keen Sword in the Philippine Sea November 8, 2018. Read more »

US returns Bells of Balangiga

Phil Stewart, Reuters
Nov 15 04:21 PM

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (right), shakes hands with Philippines Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez commemorating the U.S. decision to return the 'Bells of Balangiga' to the Philippines more than a century after they were taken by U.S. soldiers following deadly clashes, during an event at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, U.S., Wednesday.    Read more »

Malaysia charges wife of former PM with receiving bribes of $45M

Reuters
Nov 15 03:56 PM

Malaysia on Thursday charged Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, with receiving bribes of 189 million ringgit ($45.12 million) from a company pitching for a government project. Read more »

Pence: Trump to meet North Korea's Kim in 2019, won't allow broken promises

John Geddie, Reuters
Nov 15 03:10 PM

US Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday President Donald Trump plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the new year but won't repeat past mistakes of allowing promises to be broken on pledges to end arms programs. Read more »

At least 56 killed, 130 missing in California's deadliest wildfire

Terray Sylvester, Reuters
Nov 15 02:08 PM

National Guard troops joined the grim search on Wednesday for more victims in the ruins of an incinerated northern California town while the death toll climbed to 56 in the most deadly and destructive wildfire in the state's history. Read more »

Paris mayor mulls plan to pedestrianize historic center

Agence France-Presse
Nov 15 12:23 PM

PARIS, France - The Mayor of Paris wants to pedestrianize the historic center of the French capital, a member of her team has told AFP, an area encompassing famous landmarks like the Louvre museum and Notre Dame Cathedral. Read more »

Japan cyber security minister admits never using a computer

Agence France-Presse
Nov 15 11:23 AM

MISMATCH? A Japanese minister in charge of cyber security has provoked astonishment by admitting he has never used a computer in his professional life, and appearing confused by the concept of a USB drive. Read more »

US lawmaker says Facebook cannot be trusted to regulate itself

Reuters
Nov 15 10:59 AM

Democratic US Representative David Cicilline, expected to become the next chairman of House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel, said on Wednesday that Facebook Inc cannot be trusted to regulate itself and Congress should take action. Read more »

'Allies owe each other respect,' Macron says of Trump tweets

Agence France-Presse
Nov 15 10:57 AM

President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that "allies owe each other respect", after he was assailed on Twitter by US President Donald Trump after his visit to France for World War I commemorations. Read more »

Search and retrieval in Camp Fire

Justin Sullivan, Getty Images/AFPABS-CBN News
Nov 15 10:50 AM

Firefighters carry a body bag with human remains that were discovered at a mobile home park that was destroyed by the Camp Fire on Wednesday in Paradise, California. Read more »

Pence says 'empire and aggression' have no place in Indo-Pacific

Reuters
Nov 15 10:43 AM

US Vice President Mike Pence told leaders of Southeast Asian nations on Thursday that there is no place for "empire and aggression" in the Indo-Pacific region, a comment that may be widely interpreted as a reference to China's rise. Read more »