TIBETAN NUN SURVIVES SELF-IMMOLATION ATTEMPT
BEIJING: A Tibetan nun who set fire to herself in protest at Chinese rule appeared to have survived the self-immolation attempt. The woman set herself ablaze near Nyitso monastery in Daofu County, an...
View ArticleAUSTRALIAN ENDURANCE SWIMMER SCRAPS CUBA-TO-FLORIDA BID
HAVANA: Australian endurance star Chloe McCardel abruptly scrapped her bid to swim non-stop from Cuba to the US state of Florida after a “debilitating” jellyfish sting. “McCardel’s attempt to be the...
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Cambodian PM denies staging rally against opposition
National Security Council of Thailand, Lt. Gen. Paradorn Pattanatabut,is pictured before meeting with Thai officials ahead of his dialogueprocess for peace in the border provinces of southern Thailand...
View ArticleThailand officials meet rebels for dialogues
KUALA LUMPUR: Thailand on Thursday expressed impatience at continuing insurgent violence in its Muslim-majority south as delegates began a third round of peace talks in the Malaysian capital with the...
View ArticleMandela ‘responding better’ to treatment
JOHANNESBURG: Nelson Mandela is responding better to treatment after the “difficult last few days,” South African President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) on the frail anti-apartheid...
View ArticleObama, Japan’s Abe discuss security
WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke by phone Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), days after the US leader met over the weekend with the president of China,...
View ArticleN. Korea slams South for talks failure
SEOUL: North Korea on Thursday accused South Korea of deliberately sabotaging planned high-level talks with “arrogant obstructions” and warned that prospects for any future dialogue had been severely...
View ArticleIran presidential bets woo undecided voters
TEHRAN: Iran’s six presidential hopefuls staged last-minute election campaigning on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), hoping to woo millions of voters undecided between a slew of conservatives and a...
View ArticleSurveillance program thwarted attacks – spy chief
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The US spy chief in charge of a leaked program to gather and analyze Internet and phone data defended the intelligence tactic on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), insisting it had...
View ArticleTurkish PM proposes Istanbul park referendum
ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) said that he would consider holding a referendum on plans to redevelop an Istanbul park that have sparked...
View ArticleD’Backs’ Kennedy banned 10 games for role in brawl
NEW YORK: Arizona pitcher Ian Kennedy was banned 10 games on Friday as Major League Baseball handed out eight suspensions over the brawl between the Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. MLB...
View ArticleIranian coach Queiroz slams Korean counterpart’s remarks
TEHRAN, Iran’s Portuguese coach on Wednesday fired back at comments made by his South Korean counterpart before next week’s crunch Asian zone 2014 World Cup qualifier in Ulsan dubbing them “shameful.”...
View ArticleBrazil face Japan in Confederations Cup opener
BRASILIA: Brazil clash with Japan in Brasilia Saturday in the opening game of the Confederations Cup, an appetizer for the World Cup, which they will host next year. The two-week tournament, which ends...
View ArticleBolt rebounds from Rome blip to win Oslo 200m
OSLO: Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt scorched to victory in 19.79 seconds in the 200m at the Oslo Diamond League meet on Thursday to banish memories of his loss to Justin Gatlin in Rome last...
View ArticleWorld judo chief Vizer instructs Japan to ‘clean up’
TOKYO: The world judo chief urged Japan to clean up its act after the sport was sullied in its birthplace by scandals including abusive coaching, misuse of funds and sexual harassment.International...
View ArticleMuñoz ready to rumble with Boetsch
Middleweight mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Muñoz will face Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch in a non-title bout in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 162 on July 6,...
View ArticlePOC-PSC Sports V-Belles fall to Vietnam squad
Team Philippines succumbed to Vietnam’s power game and methodical play and absorbed a 9-25, 11-25, 18-25 setback in the opener of the Asian Southeastern Zone Women’s Volleyball qualifier in Quang Tri,...
View ArticleIkeda joins ICTSI LPGT title hunt
Former Philippine Ladies Open champion Chihiro Ikeda signed up for the second leg of the ICTSI Ladies Philippine Golf Tour, adding one more threat to Dottie Ardina’s bid for a second straight crown at...
View ArticleHong Kong football body introduces anti-racism measures
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s football authority announced a slew of measures to punish and prevent racist behavior at games, after Philippine football chiefs complained to Fédération Internationale de...
View ArticleBosh fined $5,000 for flop
SAN ANTONIO, Texas: Miami’s Chris Bosh was slapped with a $5,000 fine for flopping in Game Four of the NBA finals, the league announced on Friday.The incident took place 5:53 into the second quarter of...
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