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...
Supporters of the legalization of abortion take part in a demonstration in the framework of the International Safe Abortion Day, in Guadalajara, Mexico on September 28, 2020. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP) MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- Mexico's Supreme Court on Wednesday decriminalized abortion across the...
This handout photograph released by the CEA on September 7, 2023, shows a 3D representation of the galaxy "Bubble", coloured in brown. The image shows the position of the Milky Way, with a small white dot located outside the bubble on the right, in a white cloud. The blue wisps represent the...
Peter Navarro, an advisor to former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks to reporters as he arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse on September 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) WASHINGTON, United States -- Peter...
This handout picture taken and released by the Russian Foreign Ministry on September 7, 2023, shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart AK Abdul Momen in Dhaka. (Photo by Handout / RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / AFP) DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Russian Foreign...
