Thai rescuers predict 'good news' in second mission to save trapped soccer team

Rescue workers dived deep inside a flooded Thai cave for a second straight day Monday in a treacherous bid to save a trapped group of young footballers, with the mission chief promising more “good news” after four of the 13 were saved.
Source: AFP | 2018/7/9 22:43:41

Japan races to find more survivors

Rescuers in Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rain unleashed floods and landslides that killed at least 112 people, with dozens missing.
Source: Reuters | 2018/7/9 22:43:39

Six boys rescued from Thai cave

Six boys among a group of 13 trapped in a flooded Thai cave for more than a fortnight were rescued on Sunday, authorities said, as elite divers raced to save the others.
Source: AFP | 2018/7/8 22:58:39

Torrential rains kill at least 81 in western Japan

The death toll from torrential rain and landslides in western Japan rose to 81 people on Sunday, with dozens still missing after more than 2,000, temporarily stranded in the city of Kurashiki, were rescued, with rescuers using helicopters and boats after rivers surged over their banks.
Source: Reuters | 2018/7/8 22:53:40

Philippines probes brazen attacks on politicians

Philippine authorities were Sunday investigating the brazen killing of a vice mayor near Manila, the third deadly attack by gunmen against local officials in less than a week.
Source: AFP | 2018/7/8 22:48:39

Malaysia's Najib charged with corruption, after stunning ouster

Just eight weeks after losing an election, former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was charged on Wednesday with abuse of power and criminal breach of trust in an investigation of how billions of dollars went missing from a state fund.
Source: Reuters | 2018/7/4 22:43:41

Trains re-link Cambodia and Thailand

Cambodia on Wednesday reopened the final stretch of a railway running from the capital Phnom Penh to the border with neighboring Thailand, the first time the line has been operational in 45 years.
Source: AFP | 2018/7/4 22:43:40

Former Malaysian PM arrested as govt pursues 'perfect case'

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was arrested on Tuesday in a stunning fall from grace following a shock election loss in May amid allegations of massive corruption and misappropriation at a state fund he founded.
Source: Reuters | 2018/7/3 22:53:41

Agonizing evacuation ahead for Thai youth soccer team

Rescuers braced for a long and difficult evacuation for 13 members of a Thai youth soccer team found alive in a cave nine days after they went missing, as food and medicine was shuttled to them through muddy waters on Tuesday.
Source: AFP | 2018/7/3 22:23:40

Displaced from home, Rohingya refugees in Malaysia seek succor in soccer to forget the trauma they left behind in Myanmar

They may lack the glitz and glamor of the World Cup, but soccer clubs for stateless Rohingya refugees in Malaysia offer something more – a 90-minute reprieve from a grinding existence on the fringes of society.
Source: AFP | 2018/7/2 19:03:40

Deadly tumble

Passengers belongings lay scattered around a wrecked bus that tumbled into a gorge in the hilly Pauri Garhwal district in the northern HImalayan state of Uttarakhand, India on Sunday. At least 44 people were killed. Photo: VCG
Source: VCG | 2018/7/1 22:53:39

Thai rescuers establish base deep in cave where boys, coach trapped

Thai officials leading a massive effort to rescue 12 boys and their assistant soccer coach from a flooded cave said Sunday they had set up a working base deep inside a passageway and expressed optimism about their progress as bad weather eased.
Source: AFP | 2018/7/1 22:10:23

Koreas discuss joint team for Asian Games

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said Wednesday it would meet with representatives from South and North Korea to hammer out plans to field joint teams at the Asian Games.
Source: AFP | 2018/6/27 23:03:42

Malaysian police to question Najib and wife after raid

Malaysian police said on Wednesday they would soon question former prime minister Najib Razak and his wife after finding nearly $275 million worth of jewelry, handbags, watches and other items at premises linked to the couple.
Source: Reuters | 2018/6/27 22:58:40

Tokyo passes anti-smoking rules before 2020 Games

Tokyo's city government Wednesday passed strict new anti-smoking rules ahead of the 2020 Olympics, leapfrogging national legislation on lighting up what has been watered down after opposition from pro-smoking MPs.
Source: AFP | 2018/6/27 22:48:05

Heavy rains hamper rescue efforts for children stuck in Thai cave

Rescuers battled heavy rains Wednesday as they struggled to drain a flooded cave in Thailand where 12 children and their soccer coach have been trapped for days, as desperate relatives clung to hope that the boys will be rescued soon.
Source: AFP | 2018/6/27 22:30:28

From managers to maids, all working women in India are facing sexual abuse

Pepper spray, safety apps and covered clothing – a mental list Kanika Johri checks off before stepping out of her house in New Delhi, dubbed “India's rape capital.”
Source: Reuters | 2018/6/26 20:08:40

Belief in full bloom

Devotees wearing costumes made of banana leaves attend a mass as part of a religious festival in honor of St. John the Baptist, also known locally as the “mud people” festival, in Aliaga town, Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila, the Philippines, on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Source: AFP | 2018/6/24 21:58:40