By Field Level Media Sep 19 (Field Level Media) – Michael Harris II, Ronald Acuna Jr. and Matt Olson slugged two-run home runs and deadline acquisition Tyler Mahle continued his exceptional pitching for the visiting Atlanta Braves, who secured a postseason berth with a 6-2…
Saudi Arabia warned of a “hostile aerial threat” and issued a string of emergency alerts across the kingdom, including in its capital, late Friday and early Saturday. Also Saturday, Iran’s state TV reported that a man was executed after being convicted on charges of spying…
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — The president of the Olympic Council of Asia acknowledged Saturday that politics — in the form of a welcoming ceremony involving Taiwan — had already entered into the Asian Games. He did not sound pleased about it, speaking just hours before…
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces ended on Saturday a standoff with militants holed up inside a police compound in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. The confrontation began Friday after a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a mosque, and gunmen stormed the facility,…
By Ian Ransom and Amlan Chakraborty NAGOYA, Japan, Sept 19 (Reuters) – The 20th Asian Games open in Nagoya on Saturday, with organisers on the defensive after a string of operational gaffes and logistical problems in the buildup to the massive, multi-sport event. Five years…
By Field Level Media Sep 19 (Field Level Media) – Dillon Dingler delivered the go-ahead single and Riley Greene followed with a two-run homer in a five-run eighth inning as the visiting Detroit Tigers stormed back from six runs down to beat the Chicago White…
Sept 19 (Reuters) – Iran executed a man convicted of passing missile site intelligence to Israel during the 12-day war, according to the judiciary. Iran’s judiciary-run Mizan news agency said Hossein Pedaran was hanged after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence on charges of…
By Amina Ismail and James Mackenzie ROSTOCK, Germany, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Shahd Najeeb still remembers the trauma of fleeing Islamic State fighters during Syria’s civil war. More than a decade after finding refuge in Germany, she now fears she may no longer be welcome…
By Field Level Media Sep 19 (Field Level Media) – Iva Jovic earned her lone career WTA Tour title last year at the Guadalajara Open. She is one win away from making it two straight at the same event. The 18-year-old Los Angeles native, seeded…
HOUSTON (AP) — The Atlanta Braves held a subdued celebration when they clinched a playoff berth Friday night after missing out last season. The first-place Braves beat the Houston Astros 6-2 to punch their ticket to the postseason for the eighth time in nine years.…
