International (Page 159)

Chiang Rai : Four of 12 schoolboys have been rescued so far from a flooded Thai cave after divers launched a daring and dangerous mission to free the children and their soccer coach, who were trapped underground for more than two weeks, Thai officials said. A Thai official heading theContinue Reading

Vatican City: Pope Francis thanked aid groups that rescue and care for migrants today and denounced the “sterile hypocrisy” of those who turn a blind eye to the world’s poor seeking security and a dignified life. Francis celebrated a special Mass for migrants and those who care for them inContinue Reading

As Pakistan prepares for elections later this month, the country’s minorities – particularly its Christians – have expressed dismay at their lack of representation among the candidates. Among the thousands of candidates contesting hundreds of provincial and national constituencies across the country, not a single Christian is nominated by anyContinue Reading

Kutupalong — UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he heard “unimaginable” accounts of atrocities during a visit to Bangladesh’s refugee camps and called for Myanmar to be held responsible for “crimes” against the Rohingya. Guterres described the situation for the persecuted Muslim minority as “a humanitarian and human rights nightmare”Continue Reading

There are growing concerns over media censorship and violence against journalists in Pakistan as the country prepares to hold general elections later this month. The Committee to Protect Journalists, a US-based advocacy group, urged Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Nasir-ul-Mulk to take swift measures to ensure press freedom and an openContinue Reading

Thailand: A Thai football team that had been lost in a cave for nine days has been found safe. There had been no contact with the boys, aged between 11 and 16, since they went missing with their football coach nine days ago. A massive rescue effort had been hamperedContinue Reading