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Gunfire rocks Mali districts, including junta stronghold: witnesses

Gunfire rocks Mali districts, including junta stronghold: witnesses

Gunfire rocked several districts of the junta-ruled west African country of Mali on Saturday, including Kati, the home of military ruler General Assimi Goita, witnesses and a security source told AFP. Fighting was also heard in the northern cities of Gao and Kidal and Sevare in the centre of

Lakers' OT win puts Rockets on brink of NBA playoff elimination

Lakers' OT win puts Rockets on brink of NBA playoff elimination

The Los Angeles Lakers, fueled by 29 points from LeBron James, beat the Houston Rockets 112-108 in an overtime thriller on Friday to take a 3-0 stranglehold in their NBA playoff series. James, the 41-year-old superstar playing in his 19th post-season, came up with a

Hundreds of firefighters battle Japan forest blazes

Hundreds of firefighters battle Japan forest blazes

Hundreds of firefighters were battling wildfires in the forests of northern Japan on Saturday, as authorities urged more than 3,200 people to evacuate from their homes, government officials said. As of Saturday morning, blazes in the mountainous areas of Iwate region had burned about 700 hectares (1,730 acres)

'Hockey is religion': Montreal fans pack church for playoff push

'Hockey is religion': Montreal fans pack church for playoff push

Before the puck dropped in Friday's pivotal NHL playoff match, hundreds of Montreal Canadiens fans took their seats in two century old Catholic cathedral. But they weren't there to pray the Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 of their first round series -- they

Under blackout threat, Wikimedia reaches compromise with Indonesia

Under blackout threat, Wikimedia reaches compromise with Indonesia

The Wikimedia Foundation said Saturday it has found a compromise with the Indonesian government, which had threatened to block Wikipedia over domestic registration rules the foundation feared were overly invasive. Under a 2020 regulation, all electronic system providers (PSEs) must register in Indonesia for what the government calls legal and

Spain is 'reliable' NATO member, PM says after reported US ouster threat

Spain is 'reliable' NATO member, PM says after reported US ouster threat

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday stressed Spain was a "reliable member" of NATO, after a report the United States was considering trying to suspend it over its refusal to support military operations against Iran. The Reuters news agency cited an anonymous US official as telling it that

Venezuela, Colombia pledge military cooperation on first post-Maduro visit

Venezuela, Colombia pledge military cooperation on first post-Maduro visit

Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez and her Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro pledged military cooperation to combat "mafias" on their shared border, as Petro became the first foreign leader to visit Venezuela since the ouster of strongman Nicolas Maduro. Petro met with Rodriguez, who took over on an interim basis