The local organizing committee (LOC) is confident of putting its best foot forward when the FIBA World Cup goes down to the championship game at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. This, after the test run for the country's co-hosting of the World Cup went fairly well during the Samahang...
Gilas Pilipinas may have ended the pocket tournament in Tallinn, Estonia without any victory but the Nationals are not coming away empty-handed as they got valuable lessons which they can use to further improve, according to head coach Chot Reyes. *Gilas Pilipinas got valuable lessons in the two...
Gilas Pilipinas wants the victory to wash away the bitter taste of an overtime loss it suffered four years ago in Foshan, China. Angola, on the other hand, craves it no less, if only to maintain its head-to-head edge over the Philippines in international basketball. Either way, a classic duel could...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The U.S. State Department confirmed that a shooting incident occured Wednesday at the U.S. consulate general in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, resulting in two deaths, including a local security guard and the assailant. "We can confirm reports of a...
The mass transportation of teams and personnel from the hotel to the venue still emerged as one of the biggest concerns the FIBA World Cup organizers must address with 58 days left before the actual games begin on Aug. 25. *Deputy event director Erika Dy addressing the questions from the press...
NEW YORK, United States -- Daniel Penny, the U.S. Marine veteran charged with choking homeless Black man Jordan Neely to death on a Manhattan subway in New York City, pleaded not guilty to the charges on Wednesday. Penny, white and 24, was recorded on cellphone video holding Neely in a chokehold on...
The death toll rose to 10 from a 13-story building collapse in Egypt's northern coastal city of Alexandria as rescue teams continued to search for victims, the state-run Nile TV reported on Wednesday. Rescuers recovered the body of a 24-year-old man on Wednesday morning and two other bodies late...
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Wednesday said the country plans to put into circulation three types of new banknotes in July 2024 with the latest anti-counterfeiting technologies. Suzuki made the announcement after inspecting the National Printing Bureau in Tokyo, noting that the...
One person was killed Wednesday after a tree fell upon him amid a heavy downpour that hit India's financial capital Mumbai, officials said. The heavy spells of monsoon showers triggered severe waterlogging in several parts of the city, forcing authorities to close some roads and shut down the...
A sound and stable China-U.S. relationship is in the interest of both countries, and is also a shared expectation of the international community, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng said Tuesday. During a phone conversation with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, Xie also...
More than 7,700 smuggled cultural relics have been delivered to Türkiye since 2018, as the country stepped up its efforts to combat illegal trafficking, local media reported on Wednesday. Thanks to the efforts of the Anti-Smuggling Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 7,701 assets...
Malaysia on Tuesday won a Dutch court case over a $14.9 billion award against the Southeast Asian nation that stems from a 19th century deal with a Philippine sultan. The verdict is part of a complex legal battle being fought in European courts that is rooted in Malaysia's colonial past, with...
