Thai cave rescue: Soccer team found alive one kilometer underground
Thais reacted with relief and jubilation after rescue teams reported that they'd found all 12 boys and their soccer coach alive in a cave in Thailand nine days after the group went missing.
Why will it take so long to rescue the trapped Thai soccer team?
The discovery of the missing Thai football team -- weak but alive after nine days in a flooded cave network in northern Thailand -- led to scenes of celebration around the country late Monday night. But by Tuesday morning those …
Soccer team found alive after 9 days trapped in cave
Rescue teams have found all 12 boys and their soccer coach alive in a cave in Thailand nine days after the group went missing, according to a high-ranking person involved in the search and rescue operation.
Mexico's next president is the perfect foil to Trump
"If Trump sends out an offensive tweet, I will take charge and answer him," said incoming Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, known as "AMLO," at a campaign rally in Oaxaca. Lopez Obrador, who founded the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), …
Indonesia's crackdown on LGBT people fuels HIV crisis, report says
A crackdown against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Indonesia is leading to a rise in HIV infections and causing a public health crisis, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch
Swaziland holds its first-ever pride parade
In a historic and festive celebration, Swaziland held its first-ever LGBT pride parade over the weekend.
Who is Mexico's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador?
An anti-establishment, long-shot candidate whom experts say ran a nearly "flawless" campaign but whose critics fear might rule like Venezuela's authoritarian leader, Hugo Chavez, will become Mexico's next president.
A road collapses as rains and landslides batter China
A road in China's Sichuan Province collapsed on Sunday after days of heavy rain. In a video that captured the dramatic collapse, 50 meters of the road slowly sank into the ground, pulling retaining walls and lampposts down with it.
Prince William staying in same Jerusalem hotel room as Trump did
It's a room fit for a prince -- or a US president, for that matter. The $5,500-a-night hotel suite in Jerusalem that the Duke of Cambridge will be calling home for the next three days is the same one Donald …
From India to Russia: A cyclist's dream of meeting Argentina's Lionel Messi
After a shock 3-0 loss to Croatia and only one game left to redeem itself, could Argentina be out of the World Cup? Clifin Francis certainly hopes not.
Trump courts Putin as relations with Europe sour
With a sudden flurry of plans for high-level contacts between Washington and Moscow, President Donald Trump appears to be telegraphing an upcoming meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin -- a controversial push to engage the Kremlin at a time when …
5 Great Places to Visit in June
Deciding where to travel in June can be tough. School is out in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Families are flocking to beaches and national parks, and prices for airfare and accommodations are rising steadily with temperatures in this …
Putin can't wait for his next photo-op with Trump
Every week, I offer a glimpse of the kind of intelligence assessments that are likely to come across the desk of the president of the United States.
China: 'The US has launched a trade war'
The world's two biggest economies are now at war over trade. China accused the United States of firing the first shot on Friday when the White House confirmed that it would impose tariffs of 25% on $50 billion worth of …
Trump's North Korean gamble ends with 'special bond' with Kim
Nearly five hours of unprecedented and surreal talks between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un culminated on Tuesday with fulsome declarations of a new friendship but just vague pledges of nuclear disarmament.

