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4 Boys Rescued From Cave ‘All Safe’

CHIANG RAI — Against all odds, four boys were rescued from the flooded Luang cave Sunday.

Boys on Way, Expected Out Soon

CHIANG RAI — After 16 days trapped in the dark, a yet unknown number of boys are several hours into their dangerous journey out.
Rescued tourists from a boat that sank are helped onto a pier from a fishing boat Thursday on Phuket. Photo: Associated Press

Thailand Pledges Justice for Chinese Victims of Boat Tragedy

PHUKET — Thailand's government pledged Sunday to ensure justice for Chinese victims of a tour boat that sank in a storm off the southern resort island of Phuket, killing 42 people and leaving another 14 missing.
Rescue helicopters stand ready about a 5-kilometer drive from the entrance to the Luang cave complex in Chiang Rai province.

What Will Happen When Cave 13 Come Out (Map)

Two plans are in place for the moment rescuers out those who became trapped inside a flooded cave 15 days ago.
Thai rescue divers and a tourist police boat are seen Saturday during a search mission for missing passengers from a capsized tourist boat in the water off Phuket. Photo: Vincent Thian / Associated Press

Thais Work to Salvage Sunken Boat; Search on for 14 Missing

PHUKET — Thai authorities on Sunday began operations to salvage a tour boat that sank in a storm off the southern resort island of Phuket, killing 41 people, as they search for another 14 missing tourists, most of them Chinese.

‘D-Day’ Perilous Cave Rescue Has Begun

CHIANG RAI — Today is the day, the head of the operation said Sunday morning.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, and Kim Yong Chol, left, a North Korean senior ruling party official and former intelligence chief, return to discussions after a break at Park Hwa Guest House on Saturday in Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo: Andrew Harnik / Associated Press

After Talks, N Korea Accuses US of ‘Gangster-Like’ Demands

TOKYO — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has delivered a dose of harsh reality to Donald Trump, bashing hopes for a quick denuclearization deal in a pointed rebuke to the president's top envoy while accusing the U.S. of making "gangster-like" demands.

Reporters Ejected From Cave Rescue Site

CHIANG RAI — Officials Sunday asked reporters to leave the area where they have been congregated in front of the cave as signs of frantic activity continued.

Signs Mount That Rescue May Have Begun

As rumors grow that the operation to rescue at least one of 12 boys trapped in a flooded cave has begun in secret, the surge of activity outside suggests something is at least imminent.

Rescuers Injured When SUV Goes Off Cliff, Activity at Cave

CHIANG RAI — Four people were injured when a vehicle carrying rescue volunteers went off a cliff.

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