24 dead in Cambodia building collapse; ‘no more survivors’
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AFP) – The retrieval of bodies from a building collapse in Cambodia continued yesterday, as the death toll rose to 24 with no further survivors expected to be…
Air Canada passenger falls asleep on plane, wakes up alone
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) – A woman boarded an Air Canada flight earlier this month, fell asleep after takeoff, and woke up alone in a dark, parked plane, apparently forgotten about…
1 dead, 21 hurt in Yemeni rebel attack on Saudi airport
A Yemeni rebel attack on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia killed a Syrian national and wounded 21 other civilians Sunday, a Riyadh-led coalition said, in a new escalation…
Pompeo out to build global coalition vs Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he wants to build a global coalition against Iran during urgent consultations in the Middle East, following a week of crisis…
Pride March in Bacolod
BACOLOD CITY – About 200 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, intersex and queer/questioning (LGBTIQ) individuals from various humanist organizations joined the third Pride March organized by Tribu Duag (Tribe of Colors)…
Soldier, 3 rebels die in clashes
CEBU CITY – A soldier and three suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in separate encounters in Negros Oriental. The first encounter happened in Barangay Talalak,…
Europe braces for heat wave
PARIS (AFP) – Temperatures were climbing on Sunday as Europe braced for a blistering heat wave with the mercury set to hit 40 degrees Celsius as summer kicks in on…
Iran, US trade barbs ahead of new sanctions
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) – The United States was due yesterday to tighten sanctions on Iran as the two countries traded barbs in a tense standoff sparked by Washington's withdrawal from…
PVL: BanKo-Perlas frustrates Motolite in 5 sets
The victory breathed life into the Perlas Spikers’ semifinal bid, hiking their win-loss tally to 3-5 while sending the Motolite Spikers to their sixth defeat against three triumphs.
PBA: Kings down Road Warriors
Pringle, acquired in a four-player trade from NorthPort last Tuesday, finished with 16 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals to help the Kings improve to 4-3 for fifth…
Kiefer starts practice with Gilas today
Ravena will take part in Gilas Pilipinas’ preparation for the FIBA World Cup at the Meralco Gym where he’ll be able to train without any limitations before his lengthy ban…
PBA: RoS survives Columbian in OT
Denzel Bowles of Rain or Shine goes up against Lester Prosper of Columbian Dyip (PBA Images)
Japan hails Hachimura’s selection in NBA draft
Hachimura became the first player from Japan to get chosen in the first round of the NBA draft, taken with the No. 9 overall pick by the rebuilding Washington Wizards…
New Orleans welcomes Zion Williamson
The practice gym was filled with team employees and executives eager to welcome the player who has infused the franchise with so much more promise than it appeared to have…
Travelers: Reavie opens 6-shot lead
Sucher, ranked 505th in the world and trying to get his career back on track after a series of leg injuries, was sailing along with five-shot lead at 15-under before…
Aussie remains on top
Green shot a two-under 70 but saw her three-shot lead to begin the third round dwindle to just one with two-time major winner Ariya Jutanugarn poised to strike.
