CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh -- At least 55 people have been killed and more than a million affected by two weeks of torrential rains causing floods and landslides in southeast Bangladesh, officials said Sunday. Administrators of four of the worst-hit districts said floods and landslides since...
SANAA, Yemen -- Lightning strikes killed four people and injured four others in separate accidents in Yemen's northern provinces, local health authorities said on Sunday. The accidents occurred on Saturday evening in the provinces of Hodeidah, Raymah, and al-Bayda. ...
BEIJING, China -- The death toll from a landslide triggered by heavy rains in northern China has risen sharply to at least 21, authorities said on Sunday, with six others missing. China has faced deadly floods and historic rainfall in recent weeks, with dozens killed in storms in the northern part...
The Generals outlasted 31 other teams to rule the World Balance 3x3 Streetball League on Saturday, Aug. 12, at Trinoma Activity Center in Quezon City. The Generals. Jerico Sevillano steered the Parañaque-based crew to a dominant 21-7 victory against Underground in the championship game as...
Scottie Thompson seemed to be on his way back to Gilas Pilipinas. Scottie Thompson (FIBA photo) Sidelined by the metacarpal fracture on his shooting hand since July, Thompson is now able to do some shooting drills alone as shared by his loving wife, Jinky, in a Facebook reel posted on Saturday...
Taylor Ganer and Hano Ganer search for their belongings in the ashes of their family's burnt-down house in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on August 11, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) Anger was growing Saturday over the official response to an inferno that...
BEIJING, China -- China on Sunday vowed "resolute and forceful measures" over a weekend trip by Taiwan Vice President William Lai to the United States it said it was closely monitoring. Lai -- the frontrunner in Taiwan's presidential elections next year -- is officially making only transit stops in...
PARIS (AFP) -- NBA star Frank Ntilikina has been ruled out of France's bid to win the World Cup because of a thigh injury, the French Basketball Federation announced on Saturday, Aug. 12. France's Frank Ntilikina. (AFP) Ntilikina, who left Dallas Mavericks last week to join Charlotte Hornets, was...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's ruling coalition thwarted a challenge by an opposition alliance in state elections, official results showed Sunday, with analysts saying the win would buy him time to consolidate power in the largely Islamic Southeast Asian nation....
Ateneo missed its chance for a back-to-back title after succumbing to Japan’s Hakuoh University, 73-58, in the semifinals of the World University Basketball Series (WUBS) on Saturday, Aug. 12 at the Yoyogi National Stadium Second Gymnasium in Tokyo. Kai Ballungay attempts a dunk for Ateneo....
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)--England fought back from a goal down to beat Colombia 2-1 on Saturday in a bruising encounter and set up a tasty Women's World Cup semi-final with Australia. England's forward Alessia Russo celebrates scoring her team's second goal during the 2023 Women's World Cup...
WASHINGTON, United States - The US government said Friday it will spend up to $1.2 billion for two pioneering facilities to vacuum carbon out of the air, a historic gamble on a still developing technology to combat global warming that is criticized by some experts. The two projects -- in Texas...
