International
Report: 40,000 migrant deaths worldwide since 2000 – Robby Malabanan reports
After clashes, Hong Kong students, government stand their ground before talks
(Reuters) – Hong Kong students and the government stood their ground on Monday ahead of talks aimed at defusing more than three weeks of pro-democracy protests that have blocked traffic around the Chinese-controlled city, but expectations of a breakthrough were low. Student-led protesters are calling for free elections in the former British trading post, but China insists on screening candidates first. Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed leader, Leung Chun-ying, has said the city’s government was unwilling to compromise on […]
Japan’s trade Minister resigns over money scandal
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government faced a blow when his trade minister resigns due to money scandals.
Several Presumed Dead In Japan Volcano, Another Eruption May Be Imminent – Dennis Lu reports from Japan
Saudi authorities on ebola watch as millions gather for Haj – Clem Orjaliza reports
Inc Hawaii Pacific Band Together – Des Acenas reports
U.S. Ebola czar seeks to reverse government mistakes, step up response
(Reuters) – U.S. Ebola czar Ron Klain faces a hefty to-do list when he begins his new role: soothe Americans’ jitters about the virus, fix federal coordination with states, and restore a sense of control over the crisis that the White House had lost. Klain, a former senior aide in two Democratic administrations who is known for his keen political antenna, also must smooth over tensions with lawmakers who are angry about the government’s missteps and mixed […]
Masked Men Stir Trouble At Causeway Bay Protest Zone – Marlon Arenas Reports
Obama says Ebola travel ban could make things worse
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to avoid hysteria over Ebola, and played down the idea of travel bans from Ebola-ravaged countries in West Africa, explaining that restrictions could make things worse. Lawmakers this week urged Obama to bar people from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea from entering the United States. Obama has said he is not philosophically opposed to travel bans, but in his weekly address made it clear that he is not […]
Islamic State flying three jets in Syria: monitor
(Reuters) – Iraqi pilots who have joined Islamic State in Syria are training members of the group to fly in three captured fighter jets, a group monitoring the war said on Friday, saying it was the first time the militant group had taken to the air. The group, which has seized swathes of land in Syria and Iraq, has been flying the planes over the captured al-Jarrah military airport east of Aleppo, said Rami Abdulrahman, who runs the Britain-based […]
Nigeria aims to have abducted girls freed by Tuesday: presidency source
(Reuters) – Nigeria aims to have secured the release of 200 girls kidnapped by Islamist Boko Haram militants by Tuesday, a senior source at the presidency told Reuters on Saturday, although he declined to comment on where the transfer would take place. “I can confirm that FG (the federal government) is working hard to meet its own part of the agreement so that the release of the abductees can by effected either on Monday or […]
