CASABLANCA, Morocco - A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake rattled Morocco late Friday, according to the US Geological Survey, causing people to flee their homes in a panic. The quake hit 44 miles (71 kilometres) southwest of Marrakesh at a depth of 18.5 kilometers at 11:11 pm (2211 GMT). It sent...
The mighty has fallen at the hands of the underdogs. Germany caught the biggest fish in its unbeaten run so far in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, pulling the rug from under the fancied Team USA, 113-111, to advance to its first-ever finals appearance at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday, Sept....
TBILISI, Georgia - Two people died in western Georgia where heavy rains triggered floods and landslides, officials said on Friday, as rescuers continued to evacuate dozens of trapped villagers. "Rescuers found the bodies of two dead, one of them a minor," the Caucasus nation's interior ministry...
ISTANBUL, Turkey - A disgraced Turkish crypto founder who fled to Albania and his two brothers have been sentenced to 11,196 years in jail each, the Anadolu state news agency reported Friday. Prosecutors had asked for Thodex boss Faruk Fatih Ozer, 29, to be sentenced to 40,562 years in prison for...
ROME - Italy's far-right government is clamping down on juvenile crime after a recent spate of gang rapes blamed on teenagers, but critics warned Friday that harsher penalties alone would not stamp out delinquency. The decree law published by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's cabinet late Thursday...
ISTANBUL, Turkey - A US explorer trapped deep in a Turkish cave with internal bleeding said in a video released to AFP on Friday that he needed "a lot of help" getting out. Mark Dickey, 40, reported falling sick last Saturday while exploring the Morca Cave in southern Turkey's Taurus Mountains with...
Bogdan Bogdanovic and Serbia proved to be too hot to handle for a stacked Canada team, notching a statement 95-86 win to advance to the finals of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday, Sept. 8. Bogdan Bogdanovic is at the forefront of the attack for Serbia....
Philippine women’s national football team head coach Mark Torcaso is confident of his capabilities to lead the Filipinas to continued success following the short turnaround from his appointment to the Asian Games. Mark Torcaso (PWNFT) Although the Australian mentor is racing against...
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a press conference during a stopover visit to Singapore on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP) SINGAPORE, Singapore -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday he would be willing to testify in an enquiry into allegations...
Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (R) and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) shake hands before a bilateral meeting at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Earvin Perias / POOL / AFP) MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines and Australia shored up...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has commended the World Bank for its "desirable shift" in its post-pandemic interventions, particularly in the Philippines. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) "I have to commend the World Bank because now I’m looking...
A pair of marquee semifinal duels that will determine the two best teams in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup is set on Friday, Sept. 8, at the Mall of Asia Arena. Mo Wagner has been playing superb for Germany (FIBA photo) Germany stakes its perfect run so far in the global showpiece...
