Messages, sketches and hashtags: Thai cave rescue dominates social media

Audiences around the world cheer the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in Thailand with messages of support as the saga generated suggestions of help, prayers and -- finally -- expressions of relief.
10 July 2018, 15:43 PM

Liu Xia, wife of late Nobel laureate, leaves China for Germany

Liu Xia, the widow of late Chinese Nobel Peace Prize-winning political dissident Liu Xiaobo, leaves China on a flight to Berlin early today, one of her friends told Reuters.
10 July 2018, 06:23 AM

China jails hundreds of officials for pollution violations

China has jailed hundreds of officials for failing to tackle environmental violations uncovered during inspections last year, the environment ministry said in the latest round of the "war on pollution" led by President Xi Jinping.
10 July 2018, 05:04 AM

“Miracle or science?”- Thai cave rescuers lead all 12 boys, coach to safety

All 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for more than two weeks deep inside a flooded Thai cave have been rescued, a Thai navy SEAL unit says, after a successful end to a perilous mission that has gripped the world.
10 July 2018, 03:02 AM

India death sentences upheld over 2012 rape

India's top court yesterday upheld death sentences for three men convicted over the notorious 2012 gang-rape and murder of a woman
9 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Death toll rises to 100, 61 missing

Rescuers in Japan dug through mud and rubble yesterday, racing to find survivors after torrential rain unleashed floods and landslides
9 July 2018, 18:00 PM

MUSK PROPOSED MINI-SUBMARINE TO SAVE BOYS

American tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has proposed a mini-submarine to save the boys trapped inside a flooded Thai cave, floating the
9 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Two Reuters reporters to face Myanmar trial

Two Reuters reporters accused of breaking Myanmar's draconian secrecy law during their reporting of a Rohingya massacre must face
9 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Healthy and hungry

The first four boys rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand were in good health and demanding fried rice in hospital yesterday,
9 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Weakest extracted from the cave first

An Australian doctor convinced Thai officials to change their rescue plans and first get some of the weakest boys out of the cave
9 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Healthy and demanding fried rice

The first four boys rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand are in good health and demanding fried rice in hospital today, the head of the rescue team says, as divers resumes operations to bring out the remaining members of the group.
9 July 2018, 11:19 AM

Thai cave rescue: Psychiatrist suggests path to recovery

The Royal College of Psychiatrists of Thailand offer guidelines for treating the 13 footballers after they’re all rescued from the Chiang Rai cave.
9 July 2018, 07:59 AM

Rescuers bring eighth person out of Thai cave on second day of rescue: Witness

Rescue workers in Thailand brings out four people today from a flooded cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach were trapped for more than two weeks, apparently taking the total number rescued to eight.
9 July 2018, 04:49 AM

Don't provide 'safe haven' to Nawaz

Reacting to corruption charges related to four London properties, the UK Chapter of Transparency International has asked the British
8 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Fresh tension grips Kashmir

Indian authorities imposed a lockdown in the Kashmir valley yesterday, anticipating fresh unrest as separatists urged protests to mark
8 July 2018, 18:00 PM

RESCUERS’ CHALLENGES

DIVING ABILITY: The boys, aged from 11 and 16, have no diving experience and some can not even swim. They have received training
8 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Thailand: Rescue Operation

Thailand: Rescue Operation
8 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Nepal laws risk sparing worst offenders

Nepal's legal efforts to deliver justice to victims of its bloody civil war do not meet international standards and risk letting the worst
8 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Nawaz Sharif's son-in-law arrested

Pakistani authorities yesterday arrested the son–in-law of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was on Friday sentenced in absentia
8 July 2018, 18:00 PM

FB enhances security steps ahead of polls

Facing serious criticism for its role in allowing disinformation to spread during the 2016 US presidential elections, Facebook has claimed
8 July 2018, 18:00 PM