Desperate rescue efforts as Japan rains toll hits 75
Rescue workers, police and troops in Japan battled Monday to reach people feared trapped by devastating flooding and landslides after…
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Four Thai boys rescued from flooded cave
CHIANG RAI, Thailand: Four of 12 schoolboys have been rescued so far from a flooded Thai cave after divers launched…
Heat relief on the way for California firefighters
LOS ANGELES: Cooler temperatures will bring some relief to firefighters battling California wildfires, but not until later in the week,…
Family of police shooting victim plans lawsuit
NANTES, France: A relative calm began to return to the western French city of Nantes early yesterday after days of…
Libya and Italy agree to reactivate friendship treaty to quell migration
TRIPOLI, July: Italy and Libya on Saturday agreed to reactivate a friendship treaty signed a decade ago that allowed migrants…
British police officer given all clear after Novichok tests
LONDON: A police officer was tested for possible exposure to the nerve agent Novichok in connection with the poisoning of…
Syrian regime pounds south, rebel evacuations postponed
BEIRUT: Regime forces bombarded southern Syria on Sunday, as the evacuation of rebel fighters under a ceasefire deal for the…
Mammoth medical operation awaits trapped Thai cave boys
CHIANG RAI: Thirteen fully staffed medical teams stand ready round the clock outside a cave in Thailand — each with…