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Thai cave boys, discharged from hospital, describe two-week ordeal
It was meant to be a fun excursion after football practice, but it turned into a life-threatening, two-week ordeal for a group of youngsters trapped in a cave with rising waters and no apparent escap…
UK Police says suspects behind former spy poisoning identified
Police are believed to have identified the suspected perpetrators of the Novichok attack on Russian former spy Sergei Skripal.Officers think several Russians were involved in the attempted murder of …
Two kids attacked by sharks in New York - Officials
Two children have been injured in shark attacks off the coast of Long Island in New York in the first such incidents in the state for 70 years, officials said.A 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy…
South Korea must pay victims of Sewol ferry disaster- Court
A South Korean court has ruled the government has to pay compensation for the victims of the Sewol ferry disaster.It is the first time a court has acknowledged the state is liable for the deaths.The …
Lawyers claim actress Judd made sexual 'deal' with disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein's lawyers are calling on a US judge to dismiss a lawsuit from actress Ashley Judd -- who accuses the disgraced mogul of torpedoing her career -- on the grounds that she had made a se…
Israel adopts controversial Jewish nation-state law
Israel's parliament on Thursday adopted a law defining the country as the nation state of the Jewish people, provoking fears it could lead to blatant discrimination against Arab citizens.Arab lawmake…
Insurance coy sued over alleged failure to pay N3m claims
The Standard Alliance Insurance Company has been dragged to the Abia High Court in Aba over the company's alleged refusal to pay N3 million to a client on maturity of his life insurance.The suit file…
Midair collision results in multiple deaths in Florida
A mid-air collision between two small planes over the Floridian city of Everglades in the United States have resulted in the death of three people while search for a possible fourth victim is expecte…
Pilots fired for vaping on e-cigarette during flight
China has revoked the licences of two Air China pilots after a vaping incident in the cockpit forced an emergency descent last week.A passenger flight from Hong Kong to Dalian had to drop more than 6…
US Open increases champions prize money to $3.8M each; total prize money to $53M
The US Open women's and men's singles champions will each get $3.8 million and the Grand Slam tennis tournament's total prize money will rise to $53 million.The U.S. Tennis Association said Tuesday t…
Father of three children killed in 'gunned down MH17 flight' attacks Trump over Russian 'lie'
The father of three Australian children killed when a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down has delivered a scathing attack on Donald Trump over his attitude to Russia.Anthony Maslin's children were am…
Ethiopia resumes commercial flights to Eritrea after 20 years
Just just over a week after former enemies -Ethiopia and Eritrea- signed a peace declaration, commercial flights between the countries has resumed with the inaugural flight taking off at about 9.30am…
At least two dead in building collapse outside Indian capital
At least two people were killed and more are feared trapped after an under-construction building collapsed onto a residential complex outside Delhi, officials said Wednesday.Emergency workers sifting…
Japanese footballer Keisuke Honda forges partnership with Will Smith launching a venture capital fund
Japanese footballer Keisuke Honda is swapping football for finance, after launching a venture capital fund with Hollywood star Will Smith to invest in startups addressing social problems, the striker…
Thai cave boys to leave hospital, speak to media
Twelve boys and their football coach who survived a highly dangerous and dramatic rescue from a flooded cave in Thailand are preparing to leave hospital and speak to the media for the first time.The …
Elon Musk apologies to Thai cave diver for Twitter attack
Tech entrepreneur and Tesla Inc founder Elon Musk has apologised to a British cave diver Vern Unsworth for comments he made on twitter calling him a "pedo guy" in a row over the cave rescue of a doze…
Iran takes U.S. to World Court over sanctions
Iran has filed a suit against the United States alleging that sanctions imposed by Washington in May violate a 1955 bilateral treaty between the two countries, the International Court of Justice said…
639 Indian farmers commit suicide to protest crop failure
India's rights watchdog has sounded the alarm over the suicide of hundreds of farmers in the western state of Maharashtra in recent months, calling for an official response.Despite state aid, Indian …