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4 rescued from Thai cave in risky operation; 9 remain inside 08 Jul 2018 - 07:19 pm
Thai military paramedics head the road to Tham Luang cave area while divers evacuate some of the 12 boys and their coach trapped in the flooded cave in Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province on July 8, 2018.  AFP / Ta
Six boys rescued from flooded Thai Cave: Official 08 Jul 2018 - 04:52 pm
An ambulance leave the Tham Luang cave area as divers evacuated some of the 12 boys and their coach trapped at the cave in Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province on July 8, 2018. (AFP / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA)
First two of Thai soccer team rescued from Cave, says official 08 Jul 2018 - 03:03 pm
Ambulance head to Tham Luang cave area as divers began evacuation of the 12 boys and their coach trapped at the cave in Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province on July 8, 2018. (AFP / Lillian SUWANRUMPHA)
IMF bailout on the cards for Pakistan's next government: analysts 08 Jul 2018 - 12:19 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 28, 2018 Pakistani motorists drive along a road with posters of candidates taking part in the forthcoming general elections, in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. AFP / Aamir Qureshi
Philippines probe spate of brazen politician murders 08 Jul 2018 - 11:58 am
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Relatives identify victims of deadly Thai tourist boat sinking 08 Jul 2018 - 11:26 am
A Chinese relative cries at the Vachira phuket Hospital in phuket on July 8, 2018, after a tourist boat carrying 105 passengers, mostly Chinese tourists, capsized in rough seas on July 5.  / AFP / MOHD RASFAN
At least 64 killed in Japan after 'unprecedented' rain, dozens missing 08 Jul 2018 - 10:19 am
Japan Self-Defense Force soldiers rescue people from a flooded area in Mabi town in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato
"Today is D-Day": Rescuers begin mission to extract Thai cave boys 08 Jul 2018 - 07:55 am
Children look at pictures of students before relatives and friends pray for the 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach trapped inside a flooded cave, at Mesai Grace Church in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, July 8, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya
Indian army shoots dead three protesters in Kashmir 07 Jul 2018 - 01:49 pm
Indian paramilitary troopers stands guard in front of closed shops during a one-day strike in Srinagar on July 7, 2018. AFP / TAUSEEF MUSTAFA
Twenty dead as record Japan rains prompt mass evacuations 07 Jul 2018 - 12:21 pm
Rescue workers are seen next to houses damaged by a landslide following heavy rain in Hiroshima, western Japan, July 7, 2018. Kyodo/via REUTERS
Seven dead as record Japan rains prompt mass evacuations 07 Jul 2018 - 10:19 am
An aerial view shows local residents seen on the roof of submerged house at a flooded area as they wait for a rescue in Kurashiki, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 7, 2018. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
Afghan official says district chief killed by roadside bomb 07 Jul 2018 - 10:13 am
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Doves and dancers as Cambodia starts election campaign, despite fairness concerns 07 Jul 2018 - 08:26 am
Honorary CPP president and President of the Cambodian National Assembly Heng Samrin (L), Cambodia's Prime Minister and president of the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) Hun Sen (C) and his wife Bun Rany prepare to release doves as they attend an elec
Over 100 'chimneys' drilled into mountain in bid to reach trapped boys 07 Jul 2018 - 08:11 am
Military personnel are seen in front of the Tham Luang cave, where 12 boys and their soccer coach are trapped, in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, July 6, 2018. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Landmines arrive with the summer thaw in Pakistani Kashmir 06 Jul 2018 - 09:58 pm
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Escape by diving 'not suitable' yet for boys in Thai cave: official 06 Jul 2018 - 09:37 pm
Family members grieve during arrival honors for the remains of Saman Gunan, a former Royal Thai Navy SEAL who died in an accident in Tham Luang cave in a rescue mission for the trapped 12 boys and their coach, at a military base in Chon Buri province on J
Thai rescuers fear no chance of more survivors from Phuket tourist boat, nearly 60 may be dead 06 Jul 2018 - 08:58 pm
Thai rescue personnel aboard a search and rescue ship recover a body from a capsized tourist boat at sea off Phuket on July 6, 2018.  AFP / Sakorn Petchthong
Out of the shadows: Rohingya rape survivors' babies arrive. Some mothers are as young as 13 06 Jul 2018 - 07:28 pm
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: More than 10 months have passed since Myanmar's security forces launched a sweeping campaign of rape and other brutalities against the Rohingya, and the babies conceived during those assaults have been born.