Image copyright Facebook/ekatol Image caption A Facebook photo shows the coach with some of the missing children Twelve Thai boys trapped in a cave have exchanged emotional letters with their parents, for the first time since their ordeal began two weeks ago. “Don’t worry, we are all strong,” one child said in a note. “Teacher, […]
Image copyright Facebook/ekatol Image caption A Facebook photo shows the coach with some of the missing children The Thai boys trapped in a cave for two weeks have written letters to their parents, saying “don’t worry… we are all strong”. The handwritten notes include requests for food, including fried chicken. “Teacher, don’t give us lots […]
Media captionNick Beake has been inside a cave complex in Chiang Rai Twelve boys and their football coach trapped in waterlogged caves in Thailand will not be rescued overnight as they cannot dive, an official says. An air line has been installed to the cave where the group has been trapped for nearly two weeks […]
Media captionSaman Gunan lost consciousness on his way out of the flooded cave Twelve boys and their football coach trapped in waterlogged caves in Thailand will not be rescued overnight as they cannot dive, an official says. An air line has been installed to the cave where the group has been trapped for nearly two […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The boys have been trapped for nearly two weeks On Friday morning, the army of volunteers at the mouth of the Tham Luang cave in Thailand had the worst news so far – a former Thai navy diver, Saman Gunan, had died. He had been delivering air tanks to the […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption US lobsters are among goods subject to Chinese retaliatory tariffs China has hit back after US tariffs on Chinese goods came into effect and President Donald Trump threatened to impose more. China’s commerce ministry said it had lodged a new complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO). Meanwhile, Russia has […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Nawaz Sharif denies any wrongdoing A Pakistani court has sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years in prison on corruption charges related to four luxury London flats. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) court handed down the verdict after a series of delays. His daughter and son-in-law were […]
Image copyright O2Max Triathlon Team Image caption PO Saman Gunan lost consciousness during the return part of the dive A former Thai navy diver has died while taking part in efforts to rescue 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand. Petty Officer Saman Gunan lost consciousness on his way […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Shoko Asahara headed the Aum Shinrikyo cult Seven members of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult which carried out a deadly chemical attack on the Tokyo underground in 1995 have been executed, including cult leader Shoko Asahara. The Sarin attack, Japan’s worst terror incident, killed 13 people and injured thousands more. […]
Media captionWhy the US-China trade war will hit most of our pockets US tariffs on $34bn (£25.7bn) of Chinese goods have come into effect, signalling the start of a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The 25% levy came into effect at midnight Washington time. China has retaliated by imposing a similar 25% […]
