Ecuador govt, protesters agree deal to end deadly unrest

Oct 14,2019
Ecuador's president and indigenous leaders reached an agreement Sunday to end nearly two weeks of violent protests against austerity measures put in place to obtain a multi-billion-dollar loan from the IMF.
Kurds announce deal with Damascus as Turkey pushes deep into Syria
Oct 14
Syria's Kurds have announced a groundbreaking deal with Damascus on a Syrian troop deployment near the border with Turkey, as Ankara presses a deadly cross-border offensive that has sparked an international outcry.
Oil, Iran top agenda as Putin visits Saudi Arabia
Oct 14
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia on Monday, where he is set to seal oil agreements as well as use his influence to defuse rising tensions in the Gulf.
Typhoon Hagibas claims 40 lives
Oct 14
People in Japan are dealing with the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis. The death toll stands at 40 as cleanup efforts are underway in many areas.
Property investors turn to SE Asia amid Hong Kong unrest
Oct 13
From luxury Singapore apartments to Malaysian seafront condos, Hong Kong investors are shifting cash into Southeast Asian property, demoralised by increasingly violent protests as well as the China-US trade war.
Rescue efforts underway as Typhoon Hagibis kills 11 in Japan
Oct 13
Japan's military scrambled Sunday to rescue people trapped by flooding after powerful Typhoon Hagibis ripped across the country, killing at least 11 people and leaving more than a dozen missing.
Ecuador president orders curfew, military control in Quito
Oct 13
Ecuador President Lenin Moreno on Saturday ordered the capital Quito and surrounding areas placed under curfew and military control, as an 11th day of deadly protests against government austerity measures roiled the city.