Thailand cave: New video shows boys in good health
A new video has been released of the 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a Thai cave, in which they say they are in good health.
Smiling and at times laughing, they each introduce themselves one by one.
They were found on Monday after nine days trapped deep in the cave by rising water, and have since received food and medical treatment.
But their rescue might take months, as they must either be taught to dive or wait for the water to recede.
The concern is that the rainy season has only just begun, so water levels in the Tham Luang cave will almost certainly continue to rise.
Najib Razak charged over multibillion-dollar 1MDB corruption scandal
Malaysian former PM was arrested over what is described as the biggest corruption case in country’s history
The former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has appeared in court in Kuala Lumpur where he was charged with corruption-related offences over his alleged involvement in the multibillion-dollar 1MBD corruption scandal.
In a stunning fall from grace, the former prime minister was charged with three counts of criminal breach of trust and one count of corruption in a prosecution led by the attorney general, Tommy Thomas. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Razak said: “I claim trial” in a barely audible voice as he stood in the dock at the high court. Prosecutors demanded 4m ringgit (nearly $1m) bail, but the judge granted it at 1m ringgit in cash ($250,000) and ordered Najib to surrender his two diplomatic passports.
Massachusetts school can continue using electric shocks on special needs students, judge rules
Practice has been condemned by disability rights groups and the ACLU
A Massachusetts school will be allowed to continue administering electric shocks to its special needs students after a judge ruled the procedure conformed to the “accepted standard of care”.
The Judge Rotenberg Centre (JRC) in Canton, Massachusetts, is the only school in the US to use the technique, which has been condemned by disability rights organisations, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the United Nations special rapporteur on torture.
The Massachusetts governor’s office sued to stop the practice in 2013. But Judge Katherine Fields of the Bristol County Probate and Family Court, ruled last week that the state failed to demonstrate that the procedure "does not conform to the accepted standard of care for treating individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities”.
Poland braces for Supreme Court rebellion as judicial reform kicks in
Poland faces a new wave of protests as the government moves ahead with reforms that would force several Supreme Court judges to retire. The chief judge, Malgorzata Gersdorf, said she would continue coming to work.
Some 5,000 people gathered at the Supreme Court building in Warsaw on Tuesday evening, expressing their support for the Supreme Court judges as a government-sponsored law changing their retirement age was due to come into effect.
The protesters held up candles and chanted "Free courts!" and "Down with dictatorship!" with similar rallies held across Poland.
The reform, which officially went into power at midnight, lowers the retirement age for the Supreme Court judges from 70 to 65. The law allows any of the affected judges to ask the country's president to extend their terms, which he can either accept or deny without providing a reason.
How a Moroccan teacher is changing his students' lives
In rural areas in Morocco, school enrollment rarely rises over 50 percent. It’s a real challenge for teachers posted to schools in these regions, but some of them really rise to it. Hicham El Faquih is one of them. In September 2017, he was posted to the small village of Tafsast, in northern Morocco.
In the time since, he has made a big impact on his student’s lives. He refurbished the school, taught his students about basic hygiene and personal care, and changed the traditional teaching methods: “Before, it was the ruler and the belt, but I think dialogue is most important,” he said.
In the time since, he has made a big impact on his student’s lives. He refurbished the school, taught his students about basic hygiene and personal care, and changed the traditional teaching methods: “Before, it was the ruler and the belt, but I think dialogue is most important,” he said.
Gracious in defeat, Japan leave Russia World Cup with pride
Belgium scored a 94th-minute winner but Japan's show on and off the field attracted huge praise.
by Lisa Torio & Faras Ghani
Japan's national football team and its fans suffered a massive heartbreak on Monday night, losing to a last-gasp Belgium goal that shattered its hopes of reaching the World Cup 2018 quarter-finals.
Belgium, 58 places above Japan in FIFA rankings, scored a 94th-minute winner resulting in elation or the European side and left the sole Asian surviving side in the World Cup thus far devastated.
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