ATHENS, Greece - Wildfires that have scorched Greece for more than two weeks were on Saturday mostly under control, but firefighters remained in key hotspots with strong winds still a threat, officials said. "Scattered fire pockets are being extinguished," the fire department said in an update to...
NEW DELHI, India - At least four people were electrocuted Saturday and seven others injured after a Muslim religious procession came into contact with a high-voltage wire in India, police told AFP. The Islamic calendar is currently in the month of Muharram, the holiest time for Shiites across the...
NEW DELHI, India - India's wild tiger population is estimated to now exceed 3,600, according to new government figures released Saturday, in a vindication of conservation efforts for the endangered species. Tigers once roamed throughout central, eastern and southern Asia, but have lost nearly 95...
KYIV, Ukraine - President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday he was visiting "advanced positions" of Ukraine's special forces near the hotspot of Bakhmut as Kyiv ramps up its counter-offensive. "The Bakhmut direction, advanced positions of the Special Operations Forces," Zelensky said on...
The time is ticking for Kai Sotto and his participation with Gilas Pilipinas. *Kai Sotto. (FIBA photo)* The 7-foot-3 center may have already been signed to an agreement and was actually showing up in the sidelines during the team’s tuneup games but head coach Chot Reyes insisted the urgency for...
SYDNEY (AFP) -- European champions England stood on the brink of the Women's World Cup last 16 after a Lauren James cracker in the sixth minute gave them a 1-0 win over Denmark on Friday, July 28. *(Left to right) England's defender Alex Greenwood, England's forward Bethany England and England's...
Filipinas head coach Alen Stajcic is confident of the Philippines’ chances of making it to the Last 16, but continued to be wary of former tournament champion Norway ahead of their crucial group stage fixture in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. *The Philippine women's national football team...
A police officer walks through a flooded street caused by heavy rains after Typhoon Doksuri landfall in Xiamen, in China's eastern Fujian province on July 28, 2023. (Photo by AFP) BEIJING, China -- Typhoon Doksuri hit southeastern China on Friday morning, bringing high winds and battering rains to...
AUCKLAND – Australian coach Alen Stajcic is wary of “wounded” Norway as the Filipinas battle the European powerhouse on Sunday, July 30, for a spot in the knockout round at the climax of Group A action in the FIFA Women’s World Cup at the Eden Park here. “I’m wary of the wounded...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- The United States came into the Women's World Cup as favorites to retain their title but performances so far suggest Vlatko Andonovski's side might not be the dominant force of old. *USA's midfielder Lindsey Horan (center) celebrates scoring her team's first goal during the...
SINGAPORE, Singapore -- Singapore on Friday hanged a 45-year-old citizen for drug trafficking, the city-state's first execution of a woman in nearly 20 years, officials said. The execution was carried out despite appeals from rights groups, who argue capital punishment has no proven deterrent effect...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday offered free grain to six poor African countries as he launched a summit with leaders from the continent days after withdrawing from the Ukraine grain export deal. The two-day summit in Putin's native Saint Petersburg is being...
