Tesla's Musk is sued for calling Thai cave rescuer pedophile

Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
Sep 18 05:28 AM

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Inc, was sued for defamation on Monday for falsely suggesting that a British caver who helped rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a Thailand cave in July was a pedophile and child rapist. Read more »

Mobile morgue angers Mexicans as drug war corpses overwhelm authorities

Daina Beth Solomon, Reuters
Sep 18 05:25 AM

MEXICO CITY - Authorities in western Mexico swamped by mounting murders from the country's drug war have resorted to storing dozens of corpses in a refrigerated container truck that in recent days has been parked in several towns, angering residents. Read more »

Selfie Balita: Ompong, nanalasa sa Macau

ABS-CBN News
Sep 18 02:30 AM

Sa ating selfie balita, ilang oras matapos manalasa sa Pilipinas ang bagyong Mangkhut o Ompong, dumiretso ito hindi lang sa Hong Kong, kundi pati sa Macau kung saan nagdulot ng baha at malalakas na hangin. Read more »

Japan sees surge in foreign nursing care students amid labor shortage

Kyodo News
Sep 17 10:35 PM

Japan has seen a surge in foreign students enrolling in nursing care schools, with the number nearly doubling this academic year amid a labor shortage in the caregiving sector in the rapidly graying country, a survey show Monday. Read more »

Hongkongers battle debris to get to work after devastating typhoon

Elaine Yu, Agence France-Presse
Sep 17 09:29 PM

Commuters here clambered over fallen trees and piles of debris Monday in a battle to get to work, as the workaholic city strove to get back to business after a devastating typhoon. Read more »

Hurricane Florence kills 17

Eduardo Munoz, Reuters
Sep 17 03:49 PM

A boat sits in a backyard after the passing of Hurricane Florence in New Bern, North Carolina, on Sunday.  Read more »

Japan conducts first submarine drill in disputed South China Sea: media

Agence France-Presse
Sep 17 03:41 PM

Japan has carried out its first submarine drill in the South China Sea, a newspaper said Monday, a move that could provoke Beijing which claims most of the disputed waters. Read more »

SLIDESHOW: How China felt Typhoon Mangkhut’s force

ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 11:28 AM

A day after Typhoon Mangkhut devastated the Philippines, the powerful typhoon also lashed China, damaging infrastructure and leaving many areas flooded. Read more »

Hong Kong, southern China mop up after super typhoon

Reuters
Sep 17 11:04 AM

The financial hub of Hong Kong began clearing up on Monday after being battered by one of the strongest typhoons in recent years, with financial markets and offices operating as normal.  Read more »

North Carolina devastated as floodwaters rise from deadly storm Florence

Anna Mehler Paperny and Ernest Scheyder, Reuters
Sep 17 07:41 AM

Some rivers were not expected to crest until Monday or Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. Read more »