JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no damage or casualties immediately reported. The tremor hit at 9:43 pm local time (1443 GMT) at a depth of 9.9 kilometres, according to...
An undated handout photo released by Britain's Metropolitan Police in London on September 6, 2023, shows Daniel Khalife who has escaped from HMP Wandsworth prison. UK police on Saturday, September 9, arrested a terror suspect who escaped from a London prison earlier this week, sparking a nationwide...
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (L), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) and US President Joe Biden (2R) attend a session at the G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 9, 2023. (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / POOL / AFP) NEW DELHI, India -- A broad alliance of...
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attends a joint press conference with his Japanese counterpart in Kyiv on September 9, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi arrived in Ukraine's capital for an unannounced visit where he will meet with top Ukrainian...
Moroccan Royal Armed Forces evacuate a body from a house destroyed in an earthquake in the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of the city of Marrakesh, on September 9, 2023. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) TAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco -- Moroccans on Sunday mourned the victims of a devastating...
An employee installs a t-shirt with an image of photo of US President Joe Biden (R) next to another one showing a portrait Vietnamese late President Ho Chi Minh (L) in a souvenir shop in Hanoi on September 6, 2023, ahead of US President's visit to Hanoi on September 10. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)...
Latvia made sure to leave a lasting impression in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, ending its surprisingly stellar maiden campaign with a 98-63 drubbing of Lithuania at the Mall of Asia Arena on Saturday, Sept. 9. Klavs Cavars slams the ball during its rousing victory over Lithuania (Ali...
Luka Doncic and Slovenia ended their 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup campaign on a high note, holding off a stubborn Italy side, 89-85, to claim the seventh place in the final standings at the Mall of Asia Arena on Saturday, Sept. 9. Luka Doncic gets swarmed by Italy's defense. (Ali Vicoy/MB)...
MANILA (AFP) -- Germany and Serbia have reached Sunday's Basketball World Cup finals after years of playing together, while the United States' collection of NBA stars ran out of time to gel as a team. Serbia's Bogdan Bognadović (left) and Dennis Schröder of Germany. (AFP) Germany and Serbia...
The ambassadors of Germany and the United States enjoyed the friendly rivalry between their countries’ respective national basketball teams as they watched the Germans beat the Americans for the first time in FIBA World Cup history. (From left) US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson and...
Germany was over the moon following a stunning 113-111 victory over Team USA – a win that probably no one has really expected except themselves and their supporters inside the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday night, Sept. 8. Andreas Obst, the hero of Germany's big win over USA celebrates after the...
MONTEVIDEO (AFP) -- Neymar surpassed Pele as Brazil's all-time top scorer with two second-half goals in a 5-1 win over Bolivia in South America's 2026 World Cup qualifiers on Friday, Sept. 8. Brazil's forward Neymar (left) celebrates after scoring a goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup South...
