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Seven bodies found as hopes dim for Chinese tourist boat sunk off Thai coast

by Elizabeth Law Agence France-Presse PHUKET, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand's navy pulled seven bodies from waters off the coast of…

Ex-Navy Seal dies in Thai cave rescue: official

Mae Sai, Thailand (AFP) -- A former military diver has died after running out of oxygen while assisting in the…

Divers to check sunken Thai boat for Chinese tourists: Phuket governor

PHUKET, Thailand (AFP) - The search for scores of missing Chinese tourists whose boat capsized off Thailand's Phuket island resumed…

UN urges Libya not to detain rescued migrants

TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) - The head of the United Nations' migration agency called Thursday on Libyan authorities not to detain…

Fireworks explosions kill 24 in central Mexico

by Yemeli Ortega Agence France-Presse TULTEPEC, Mexico (AFP) - At least 24 people were killed in a series of explosions…

Justin Trudeau again defends himself against groping allegation

  OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau again defended himself Thursday against an allegation of sexual misconduct dating…

Japan’s emperor resumes duties after illness

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's ageing Emperor Akihito resumed his official duties on Thursday after three days of treatment for…

‘Race against water’ as rain threatens Thai boys in the cave

  by Thanaporn Promyamyai Agence France Presse MAE SAI, Thailand (AFP) -- Thai rescuers on Thursday said they may be…

Social security chief says Italy needs more migrants

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy needs more migrants in order to pay for the population's pensions, the country's social security…

Heat wave kills 17 in eastern Canada

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- A heat wave in Quebec has killed at least 17 people in the past week as…

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