There will be big international interest in the NBA playoffs There will be big international interest in the NBA playoffs:- There will be big international interest in the NBA playoffs:- Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo returns to the playoffs in Toronto on Saturday afternoon. Except in Greece, where it'll already be […]
Stephenson antics help Pacers turn corner, make playoffs Lance Stephenson flapped his arms and screamed loudly after scoring an innocuous first-half basket Wednesday night. In some corners, fans may scowl at the sight of a journeyman bench player creating unnecessary drama. In Indiana, it's embraced as a welcome change. After five […]
Joe Johnson thriving in mentor role with youthful Jazz Joe Johnson thriving in mentor role with youthful Jazz:- Joe Johnson has been known as "Iso Joe," and was more recently dubbed "Joe Jesus" by Kevin Garnett when the two played together in Brooklyn. Johnson, a seven-time All-Star who is one […]
Point-seeking Button replaces Alonso at Monaco Grand Prix Veteran British driver Jenson Button will step in for Fernando Alonso at the Monaco Grand Prix next month. Although the 37-year-old Button retired at the end of last season, he is taking Alonso's seat for this single race because McLaren has allowed […]
Pakistan shootout leaves 3 soldiers, 10 militants dead Pakistan's military says security forces have raided a militant hideout in central Pakistan, triggering an intense shootout in which three soldiers and 10 militants were killed. In a statement, it said two soldiers were also wounded in Friday's raid in the Dera […]
U.S. business wary of skin-deep results from Trump-Xi trade talks The 100-day trade talks announced after a Sino-American presidential summit last week will aim to deal with decades of thorny trade issues, leaving some U.S. business leaders wary that the short timeline might yield superficial results. Business executives are also […]
8 police officers killed by unknown gunmen in Tanzania Officials say eight Tanzanian police officers have been ambushed and killed while returning from patrol outside the commercial hub of Dar es Salaam. The attack happened Thursday night in an area called Jaribu. Police chief Ernest Mangu said Friday the identities […]
China says North Korea tension has to be stopped from reaching irreversible stage China says North Korea tension has to be stopped from reaching irreversible stage:- China said on Friday tension over North Korea had to be stopped from reaching an "irreversible and unmanageable stage" as a U.S. aircraft carrier group steamed […]
Filipinos re-enact Christ crucifixion in gory spectacle Several Filipino devotees have been nailed to crosses in a re-enactment of a Good Friday ritual, which one of the men dedicated to the victims of the deadly bombings of two churches in Egypt. Ruben Enaje (EH'-nah-heh), who has been re-enacting Jesus Christ's suffering […]
36 ISIS fighters killed by US mother of all bombs: Afghan official 36 ISIS fighters killed by US mother of all bombs:- In its second major display of military might in one week, the US dropped its most powerful non-nuclear bomb on ISIS positions in a remote part of Afghanistan. […]
