TAITUNG, Taiwan -- Nearly 3,000 people were evacuated from high-risk areas in eastern Taiwan ahead of Typhoon Haikui as authorities prepared Sunday for the first tropical storm to directly hit the island in four years. Haikui -- which had already brought heavy rains by Sunday morning -- is packing...
Chot Reyes wants out. He had one job: to lead the Philippines to a successful 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup campaign that the country is co-hosting. Chot Reyes wants to step down as Gilas Pilipinas head coach. (Noel Pabalete) Reyes, the man who was tasked to call the shots for...
Jordan Clarkson has nothing but love and respect for Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes who announced that he is "stepping aside" from his position after the Nationals ended their campaign in the 2023 FIBA World Cup with a 96-75 victory over China on Saturday, Sept. 2. Chot Reyes (left)...
WASHINGTON, United States -- A Utah woman who once provided parenting advice to more than two million YouTube followers remained in custody Saturday, charged with child abuse after her "emaciated" son escaped to look for food, officials said. Both Ruby Franke and her business partner and...
A bust of Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) is seen during preparations ahead of the Nobel Prize award ceremony for literature, science and economy at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden on December 10, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan...
US President Joe Biden speaks in front of a home destroyed by fallen trees and debris during a tour of communities impacted by Hurricane Idalia, in Live Oak, Florida, on September 2, 2023. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) LIVE OAK, United States -- The 2024 election overshadowed President Joe...
Late Queen Elizabeth II (AFP photo) LONDON, United Kingdom -- The UK government announced on Sunday early stage plans to erect a permanent memorial to the late Queen Elizabeth II, alongside a national legacy programme in her honour, in 2026. The "fitting tribute" to Britain's longest-reigning...
Just moments after the buzzer sounded on the Philippines’ victory over China in its final outing in the FIBA World Cup, social media came alive with raucous chatter, shares, and comments about how the Gilas team was able to get some measure of revenge from the alleged abuses committed by China in...
Basketball has woven itself into the very fabric of Filipino society. From the bustling streets of Manila to the smallest barangays in far-flung islands, there exists a fervor for the sport that goes beyond a mere fandom. It runs through the veins of every Filipino fan, who would willingly travel...
Every bit of frustration that had built up for the past four losses finally came to an emotional end as Gilas Pilipinas let it all out in the game where only pride and glory were left at stake. Jordan Clarkson explodes for 34 points -- 24 in the third frame as Gilas Pilipinas snaps a nine-game...
OKINAWA (AFP) -- Japan qualified for the Paris Olympics on Saturday, Sept. 2, after finishing as the highest-placed Asian team at the Basketball World Cup. Japan's Yuta Watanabe (left) and Japan's head coach Thomas Wayne celebrates their victory against Finland after the FIBA Basketball World Cup...
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia - Pope Francis praised the "wisdom" of the Mongolian people Saturday, in harmony with nature and embracing spirituality, while warning the young democracy of risks such as corruption and environmental ruin. The 86-year-old Francis, on the first papal visit to the Asian...
