Pope Francis (C) greets a child as he attends a welcoming ceremony at the Apostolic Nunciature to Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar on September 1, 2023. (Photo by Anand TUMURTOGOO / AFP) ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia -- Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday for the first papal visit to the Asian nation, as he...
Tourists stand in front of taped walkway entrance glass doors in Hong Kong on September 1, 2023, hours before the arrival of Typhoon Saola. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP) HONG KONG , China -- Tens of millions of people across southern China hunkered down Friday as Super Typhoon Saola swept...
From one big man to the next. For promising Gilas Pilipinas center AJ Edu, having a good relationship with his fellow big men Kai Sotto, Japeth Aguilar and June Mar Fajardo has been a huge factor in his stint with the national team. Drawing praises from NBA stars and turning heads in...
OKINAWA (AFP) -- Japan took a giant step towards Olympic qualification at the Basketball World Cup on Thursday, Aug. 31, while South Sudan and Egypt also gave themselves a chance of a Paris Games berth. Japan's Yuta Watanabe (back) and Japan's Yuki Kawamura celebrate their victory against during...
Singaporeans (background) arrive to vote at a polling station during the city-state's presidential election in Singapore on September 1, 2023. Singaporeans head to the polls September 1 in the city-state's first contested presidential election in more than a decade, a vote being closely watched as...
WASHINGTON, United States -- A Russian-German man arrested earlier this week in Cyprus was charged Thursday by US authorities with seeking to export American-made electronics to Russia for military use. The US Department of Justice said Arthur Petrov, 33, violated export controls in a scheme to...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US President Joe Biden's administration moved Thursday to close loopholes that allow people to sell guns without a dealer license, which would require them to perform background checks on purchasers. The Justice Department released detailed rules that follow the...
Family members of Claude Amani, 32, allegedly killed by the army as he planned to demonstrate against the UN presence, mourn his death on the day after a military operation in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on August 31, 2023. At least 48 people have been killed and 168 arrested in a...
Norm Pattis, a lawyer for the Proud Boys walks outside the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington, DC, on August 31, 2023, after the sentencing of Proud Boys members Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl. A leader of the Proud Boys militia who called for a "war" to keep Donald Trump as president was...
By MARK REY MONTEJO China’s Kyle Anderson was all smiles as China downed Angola, 83-76, to seal its first victory in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup classification round on Thursday, Aug. 31, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. Kyle Anderson (Li Kaier). (FIBA)...
Chicago Bulls’ Carlik Jones keeps his focus on being a reliable leader for his South Sudan side as the team gets going in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Carlik Jones drives to the basket against Rhenz Abando. (Noel Pabalate) The American-South Sudanese Jones almost made history after...
By MARK REY MONTEJO Gilas Pilipinas center Kai Sotto believed the late fightback against South Sudan was just a little too late again. Kai Sotto slams the ball for Gilas Pilipinas. (Noel Pabalete) The Nationals ran out of gas in the waning minutes of the deciding frame, and Sotto...
