Four Turkish graduates arrested over Erdogan cartoon – state news agency
Four recent graduates of a top Turkish university have been arrested for displaying a cartoon mocking Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at their graduation ceremony, according to the state-run Anadolu agency.
Relief, joy after ‘extraordinary’ rescue of Thai boys, thinner but fine
The 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from inside a flooded Thai cave lost an average of 2 kg (4 lb) during their 17-day ordeal but were generally in good condition and showed no signs of stress, a senior health official said on Wednesday.
After heroic Thai rescue, cave-diving Australian doctor mourns father’s death
The father of a cave-diving Australian doctor died on Wednesday, shortly after his son played a key role in rescuing a boys’ soccer team trapped in a cave for two weeks in northern Thailand.
Syria widens assault in southwest, hits IS pocket
The Syrian government widened its offensive to recover the southwest on Wednesday, extending it to an enclave held by Islamic State-affiliated fighters as Russian warplanes targeted the area, a war monitor said.
Hunt for U.S. Korean War dead will take months to resume, search chief says
(This version of the July 11 story corrects paragraph 15 figure for South Koreans to 120,000, and World War Two figure in paragraph 19 to 5 percent)
Putin, Macron may holds talks at World Cup final: RIA citing Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin may hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron at the World Cup Final, RIA news agency reported citing the Kremlin.
Russia accuses NATO of having bases ‘snuggled’ up to its borders
Russia’s defense minister, in a newspaper interview published on Wednesday as NATO began a two-day summit, criticized the United States and the U.S.-led military alliance for moving up forces and bases close to the Russian border.
French army helicopter crashes in Ivory Coast, one dead
A French military helicopter crashed in Ivory Coast while on a training mission, killing the pilot and seriously wounding a second crew member, the French army said on Wednesday.
Ten killed in attack in Afghan city of Jalalabad; assault over
Gunmen attacked an education department office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday and held out against security forces for some four hours before the assault ended with at least 10 people killed, officials said.
Death toll from attack in eastern Afghan city reaches 10: official
The death toll from an attack on Wednesday on an education department building in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad reached 10, with 10 wounded, officials said.
