BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Rescuers are searching for seven people, including four Australian tourists, who went missing when their boat hit bad weather off Indonesia's Sumatra island, officials said Monday. Two boats carrying a total of 17 people left Nias island headed for the private island of...
KABUL, Afghanistan - Three people were killed and another seven were wounded in an explosion on Monday at a hotel in the eastern Afghan city of Khost, near the border with Pakistan, local police said. Security forces were investigating the cause of the blast at a hotel in central Khost that went...
LONDON, United Kingdom - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak blames the "criminal gangs" facilitating small boat Channel crossings for the "horrific" weekend deaths of at least six migrants, his spokesman said Monday. Six Afghan men died and dozens more required rescuing after a small vessel bound for...
SYDNEY (AFP) -- Australia and England clash in the Women's World Cup semifinals on Wednesday, Aug. 16, in Sydney in the latest installment of a long-standing sporting rivalry between the countries. Australia's forward Sam Kerr (center) and teammates greet supporters as they celebrate their win at...
Filipinos all over the country will get a chance to see the top prize in the sport's biggest stage as the Naismith Trophy will be flown to Cebu, Davao, Manila, and Ilocos Norte for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Trophy Tour Presented by J9.basketball. Aside from seeing the solid gold trophy...
Taiwan Vice President and Chairman of ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) William Lai gestures during his speech at the DPP headquarters in Taipei on April 12, 2023. Lai flies to the United States on August 12, 2023 in a sensitive trip that has angered Chinese officials. Lai, a candidate for...
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., said it’s “time to move on” from speculation that there will be a cage fight match between him and Elon Musk. “If Elon ever gets serious about a real date and official event, he knows how to reach me. Otherwise, time to move on,”...
This undated photo released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 14, 2023 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspecting an important munitions factory at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) SEOUL, South Korea --...
Japan is preparing for its second typhoon in a week, with airline companies canceling flights and rail operators planning to halt some operations. Typhoon Lan is forecast to make landfall Tuesday in central Japan near Osaka, the country’s second largest metropolitan area. The Japan...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See -- The number of migrants dying in the Mediterranean is an "open wound" for humanity, Pope Francis said Sunday after a week marked by a string of deadly shipwrecks. At his weekly Angelus prayer, the 86-year-old pontiff offered his prayers for the 41 people reported missing on...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodia's next leader Hun Manet said he met China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in the capital Phnom Penh on Sunday and they pledged to boost ties between the two countries. Wang arrived in Cambodia on Saturday, the first Chinese official to visit since Hun Manet was appointed...
QUETTA, Pakistan -- Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) separatists attacked a convoy carrying Chinese engineers to the Beijing-financed Gwadar Port in Pakistan's southwest on Sunday, the group said. Various Baloch militant groups have claimed attacks on projects linked to the China-Pakistan Economic...
