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US priest accused of abusing boys for decades in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 09/09/2019
» TALUSTUSAN, Philippines: The American priest's voice echoed over the phone line, his sharp Midwestern accent softened over the decades by a gentle Filipino lilt.
Cave boys mark year since ordeal with Buddhist rites
Associated Press, Published on 24/06/2019
» MAE SAI: The 12 young Thai football players and their coach who grabbed global attention last year when they were trapped in a flooded cave for more than two weeks marked the anniversary of their ordeal with a religious ceremony on Monday.
Aussie cave divers presented with royal honours
Associated Press, Published on 19/04/2019
» Two Australian doctors were on Friday presented with royal honours for their roles in the perilous rescue of the Wild Boars youth football team from flooded Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai last year.
Australian rallies call for Thais to free footballer
Associated Press, Published on 01/02/2019
» SYDNEY: Scores of demonstrators rallied in Australia's two largest cities on Friday to demand that Thailand release a detained Bahraini football player who has refugee status in Australia.
Musk asks judge to dismiss cave diver's lawsuit
Associated Press, Published on 28/12/2018
» LOS ANGELES: Elon Musk is asking a California judge to throw out a lawsuit filed against him by a British diver the tech entrepreneur whom he called a paedophile on Twitter, arguing that it was nothing more than a "schoolyard spat on social media" that no reasonable reader took seriously.
Chiang Rai cave rescuer files suit against Elon Musk
Associated Press, Published on 18/09/2018
» A British diver from Chiang Rai who helped rescue the Wild Boars team from the Tham Luang cave has sued Elon Musk, alleging that the Tesla CEO falsely accused him of being a paedophile.
Coach offers apology to boys' parents
Associated Press, Published on 07/07/2018
» MAE SAI: The soccer coach trapped in a cave with 12 boys apologised to their parents in the first letter he and the team have sent out through divers, in which the boys say they're doing well and missing their families.
Why cave search is so tricky
News, Associated Press, Published on 29/06/2018
» A team of Thai football players --12 boys aged 11-16 and their coach -- have been missing inside a flooded cave in the country's far north since Saturday. Rescuers led by elite navy divers have found signs of the boys inside but have been unable to locate them. Here's a look at what's complicating the search:
UN: 10,000 children killed, maimed in conflicts last year
Associated Press, Published on 28/06/2018
» UNITED NATIONS: More than 10,000 children were killed or maimed amid armed conflicts worldwide last year, while others were raped, forced to serve as armed soldiers or caught in attacks on schools and hospitals, a United Nations report said on Wednesday.
Despite denial, Pope got sex abuse victim's letter
Associated Press, Published on 06/02/2018
» VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis received a letter from a sex-abuse victim in 2015 that graphically detailed how a priest sexually abused him and how other Chilean clergy ignored it.