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US school district decries photo of students appearing to give Nazi salute

Agence France-Presse
Nov 13 08:41 AM

CHICAGO - A Wisconsin school district on Monday launched an investigation into a photo making social media rounds that shows dozens of male high school students raising their right arms in an apparent Nazi salute. Read more »

Anger and anxiety in Taiwan as same-sex marriage vote nears

Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Nov 13 08:25 AM

Taiwan is set to hold a series of public votes on Nov. 24 to decide whether same-sex unions should be written into law, raising uncertainty whether there will be full marriage equality on the island. Read more »

North Korea hiding missile bases, US researchers say

Agence France-Presse
Nov 13 07:40 AM

North Korea is operating at least 13 undeclared bases to hide mobile, nuclear-capable missiles, a new study released Monday has found, raising fresh doubts over US President Donald Trump's signature foreign policy initiative.  Read more »

Amnesty International strips Myanmar's Suu Kyi of 'conscience' award

Reuters
Nov 13 02:04 AM | Updated Nov 13 09:51 AM

YANGON - Amnesty International has withdrawn its most prestigious human rights prize from Aung San Suu Kyi, accusing the Myanmar leader of perpetuating human rights abuses by not speaking out about violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority. Read more »

Underperforming Chinese workers made to drink urine, eat bugs

Reuters
Nov 12 04:33 PM | Updated Nov 13 09:51 AM

BEIJING - Workers at a Chinese home renovation company who failed to complete their tasks had to drink urine, eat cockroaches or get whipped by a belt. Read more »

Australia charges woman with using needles to contaminate strawberries

Karishma Luthria, Reuters
Nov 12 04:10 PM

SYDNEY - An Australian court on Monday ordered a 50-year-old farm supervisor charged in a strawberry needle contamination case that sparked a major food scare to stay in custody until she next appears in court. Read more »

Hong Kong domestic helpers jump in deep end

Ayaka MCGILL, Pictures by Vivek Prakash, AFP
Nov 12 04:05 PM

Bristish swimming enthusiast Simon Holliday's charity Splash offers free swimming lessons for marginalised communities in Hong Kong, including refugees and domestic helpers.  Read more »

California fire kills 25

Eric Thayer, Reuters
Nov 12 03:34 PM

An aircraft drops flame retardant as firefighters battle the Woolsey Fire as it continues to burn in Malibu, California, U.S. on Sunday. Read more »

US fighter jet crashes off Japan's Okinawa, crew rescued

Agence France-Presse
Nov 12 02:53 PM | Updated Nov 12 03:27 PM

TOKYO - A US navy fighter jet crashed into the sea off Japan's southern island of Okinawa on Monday and its 2 crew members were rescued alive, Japan's defense ministry said. Read more »

Singapore calls for closer Southeast Asia, says multilateralism under threat

Reuters
Nov 12 12:21 PM

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called on Monday for greater integration between Southeast Asian countries at a time when multilateralism is under threat. Read more »

Ukraine separatists elect leaders in defiance of West

Yulia Silina, Agence France-Presse
Nov 12 07:56 AM

People in Russian-backed separatist controlled areas of eastern Ukraine voted for new leaders on Sunday in polls condemned as illegal by Kiev and Western countries. Read more »

Cash pours in for homeless 'trolley man' who battled terror attacker

Agence France-Presse
Nov 12 07:48 AM

Donations poured in Monday for a homeless man dubbed "trolleyman" for his attempt to use a shopping cart to halt last week's deadly lone wolf terror attack in Melbourne.   Read more »

US tells Saudi prince Khashoggi killers to be held accountable

W.G. Dunlop, Agence France-Presse
Nov 12 07:46 AM

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday the US will hold accountable all those involved in the killing of a dissident Saudi journalist, in a telephone call that also took in the conflict in Yemen. Read more »

Putin says had good conversation with Trump in Paris: media

Agence France-Presse
Nov 12 07:44 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday he had a brief but good conversation with US leader Donald Trump at World War I centenary events in Paris, Russian media reported.  Read more »

Hell in Paradise: fire crews in grim search for California's dead

Josh Edelson and Laurent Banguet, Agence France-Presse
Nov 12 07:41 AM

Search teams scoured the carnage of California's most destructive ever wildfire for victims on Sunday, as the state-wide death toll rose to 26 with high winds hampering the effort to rescue property and save lives.  Read more »

With Trump sitting nearby, Macron calls nationalism a betrayal

Luke Baker, Reuters
Nov 12 06:55 AM

French President Emmanuel Macron used an address to world leaders gathered in Paris for Armistice commemorations on Sunday to send a stern message about the dangers of nationalism, calling it a betrayal of moral values.  Read more »

POEA agency ordered to halt recruitment operations: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Nov 11 07:22 PM

A recruitment agency in Manila has been ordered to halt recruitment operations after Filipino truck drivers it sent to Europe were found to be "working and living in substandard conditions." Read more »

Binaril, pinukpok: Pinoy, natagpuang patay sa Las Vegas

ABS-CBN News
Nov 11 03:53 PM | Updated Nov 11 07:30 PM

Isang Pinoy ang natagpuang patay sa kaniyang tinitirhan sa Las Vegas, Nevada sa Amerika dahil umano sa pamamaril at pagkakapalo ng mabigat na bagay sa kaniyang ulo. Read more »

At least 61 killed in clashes in Yemen's Hodeida

Agence France-Presse
Nov 11 03:19 PM

At least 61 combatants have been killed in clashes in Yemen's flashpoint Hodeida, medics and a military source said Sunday, and dozens of wounded taken to hospitals outside the city. Read more »

Turkey's Erdogan shares Khashoggi tapes

Agence France-Presse
Nov 11 02:01 PM

ANKARA - Turkey has shared recordings linked to the murder last month of journalist Jamal Khashoggi with Riyadh, Washington and other capitals, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday. Read more »

World leaders mark 100 years since WWI Armistice in Paris

Adam Plowright, Agence France-Presse
Nov 11 10:30 AM

World leaders gathered in Paris will lead global commemorations on Sunday to mark 100 years since the end of World War I at a time of growing nationalism and diplomatic tensions.  Read more »

US, EU denounce dissolution of Sri Lanka parliament

Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal, Reuters
Nov 11 09:29 AM

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena's decision to dissolve parliament, worsening an already major political crisis, has drawn criticism from Western powers, including the United States and the European Union. Read more »

Trump under fire after cancelling WWI cemetery visit

Francis Curta and Clare Byrne, Agence France-Presse
Nov 11 09:14 AM

US President Donald Trump came under fire on Saturday after cancelling a visit to an American World War I military cemetery in France because of rainy weather. Read more »

Cat mummies, animal statues discovered in Egypt sarcophagi

Agence France-Presse
Nov 11 09:07 AM

Seven sarcophagi, some dating back more than 6,000 years, have been discovered at a site on the edge of the pyramid complex in Saqqara, south of the Egyptian capital, archaeology officials announced Saturday. Read more »

Central American caravan continues toward US after rest

Yemeli Ortega, Agence France-Presse
Nov 11 09:01 AM

Around 5,000 Central Americans left Mexico City at dawn Saturday, brushing exhaustion and illness aside to get back on the road towards the United States as part of a migrant caravan that has drawn fury from President Donald Trump. Read more »