Former navy diver dies in Thai cave rescue
MAE SAI, Thailand: A former Thai navy diver helping to rescue a football team trapped inside a flooded cave died…
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21 dead, more bodies seen inside sunken boat
PHUKET, Thailand: Thai rescuers pulled 21 bodies from waters off the coast of the holiday island of Phuket yesterday after…
Israel court gives brief reprieve to Bedouin village
JERUSALEM: Israel’s Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the demolition of a Palestinian Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, a…
Syria rebels to meet Russian negotiators for new talks
DARAA, Syria: Rebels in Syria’s battered south were expected to meet with Russian negotiators yesterday after a ferocious 24-hour bombing…
Wildfire in northern California forces evacuations
LOS ANGELES/DENVER: A wildfire in northern California destroyed buildings and forced hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby communities, prompting the…
FIFA boss invites Thai cave boys to World Cup final
MOSCOW: FIFA president Gianni Infantino has invited the Thai boys’ football team trapped in a cave to the World…
Six sovereign wealth funds sign climate pledge
PARIS: Six sovereign wealth funds including four Gulf states have pledged to boost efforts to fight climate change at a…
China’s organ transplant system feted despite transparency doubts
MADRID: Just a few years ago, China was persona non grata in the transplantation world over its use of…