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Four Indian priests accused of rape and blackmail   The victim says an Orthodox priest in Kerala raped her as a minor in the 1990s. Subsequently, three other priests allegedly blackmailed and raped her, the unnamed...

Monsoon rains may force Thai cave rescue attempt this week   Rescue of boys should be sped up before downpours in next few days, says minister. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7HKmMDNsso?embed_config=%7B%22adsConfig%22%3A%7B%22nonPersonalizedAd%22%3Afalse%7D%7D&enablejsapi=1&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com&widgetid=1]  Rescuers find Thai boys who were trapped in cave for...

Chaos in Merkel's coalition after key minister offers to resign   German Chancellor Angela Merkel is attempting to end a migration, refugee and asylum row with her conservative allies by holding more talks with Interior Minister...

Lopez Obrador elected Mexico's president   A late-night official quick count from electoral authorities forecast that leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador would win with at least 53 percent of the vote, a margin not seen in...

Maryland's Capital Gazette publishes Friday edition after attack   The Capital Gazette have published a Friday edition after a gunman burst into the newspaper's newsroom and killed five people. Law enforcement officials survey the scene after a...

EU leaders claim breakthrough deal on migrants   All 28 members of the bloc agreed to ease pressure on point-of-entry nations like Greece and Italy by screening migrants in North Africa for asylum eligibility and setting...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gives birth to baby girl   New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is the second elected leader in the world to hold office while pregnant. Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto gave birth...

Mexico campaign closes with leftist Obrador looking unstoppable   As Mexico goes to polls on Sunday, opinion polls give leftist front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrado more than 20 percentage points lead over other presidential candidates. Mexico's presidential...

UN seeks new funding pledges for Palestinian refugees   Pierre Krahenbuhl, director of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, says a 50 percent funding cut by the US is endangering basic services such...

India faces scarcity of clean water supply   Nearly 163 million of India's population of 1.3 billion lack access to clean water close to home, according to a 2018 report by Britain-based charity WaterAid. An Indian schoolgirl...