Aid Groups Terminate Aquarius Migrant Rescue Operations
The aid groups Doctors Without Borders and SOS Mediterranee say they have been forced to end the migrant rescue operations of the Aquarius ship in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Too Many Cats
A husband and wife claim in a federal complaint that the Houston SPCA and Montgomery County illegally seized their 231 rescued cats with a “bogus warrant.”
Read moreWrongful Death
A California appeals court revived a wrongful-death and negligence claim against Riverside County, whose sheriff delayed the search for a mountain biker who was injured and died of hypothermia, on the erroneous belief in bad faith “that the victim was not missing, but was having an affair.”
Read moreRescue Ship Accuses Italy of Forcing It Out of Service
A humanitarian rescue group that has been in a public fight with Italy’s new anti-immigrant government over its work rescuing asylum-seekers in the Mediterranean says the Italian government has pressured Panama to cancel its ship’s registration.
Read moreThai Cave Rescuer Sues Elon Musk Over ‘Pedo Guy’ Tweet
A British diver involved with the rescue of a Thai youth soccer team this summer sued Elon Musk on a defamation claim Monday over the Tesla Motors CEO’s accusations on social media that the diver is a pedophile.
Read moreEU Seeks Safe Harbor for Ship Carrying 141 Rescued Migrants
The European Commission said Monday that it is contact with a number of member states to identify a country willing to take 141 migrants picked up by a rescue ship, after the French groups operating the ship appealed for a safe port and Italy said Britain should take responsibility.
Read moreMoms of 11 Children Found at New Mexico Compound Arrested
Authorities say they’ve arrested three women believed to be the mothers of 11 children found living in filth in a makeshift compound in rural northern New Mexico.
Read moreBoys Rescued From Thai Cave Ordained at Buddhist Temple
The young soccer teammates and their coach who were rescued after being trapped in a cave in northern Thailand were ordained Wednesday at a Buddhist temple, a merit-making activity to show thanks for their rescue.
Read moreGreek Forest Fire Survivor Tells of Dramatic Flight, Rescue
The fire came suddenly, and the group of friends ran. When they reached the beach and there was nowhere more to run, they swam into the ocean, choking and blinded by the smoke and pulled by the strong current.
Read moreMission Accomplished and Boys Healthy, Rescuers Head Home
The Thai and foreign rescuers of the youth soccer team trapped in a cave for 18 days began heading home Thursday, as doctors said the boys they saved have so far not shown any significant ill effects from their ordeal.
Read moreAll 12 Boys, Coach Rescued From Flooded Thai Cave
All 12 boys and their soccer coach have been rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand, the Thai navy SEALs said Tuesday, ending an 18-day ordeal that riveted people around the world.
Read moreEighth Thai Boy Rescued As Divers Head Back Into Cave
An ambulance with flashing lights on Monday left the site of a flooded cave in northern Thailand where a youth soccer team has been trapped for two weeks, just hours after the second phase of a rescue operation was launched.
Read moreRescuers Search for Dozens Still Missing After Japan Floods
Rescuers were searching for dozens still missing in southwestern Japan on Monday after heavy rains that left shocked residents returning to muddy homes unsure where to start the recovery and cleanup due to the extent of damage from flooding and mudslides.
Read moreRescuers Race to Drain Water Inside Thai Cave Before Rains
With more rain coming, Thai rescuers are racing to pump out water from a flooded cave before they can extract 12 boys and their soccer coach with minimum risk, officials said Thursday.
Read moreThai Rescuers Locate Missing Boys and Coach Alive in Cave
A Thai provincial governor says all 12 boys and their soccer coach have been found alive in the cave where they went missing over a week ago in northern Thailand.
Read moreMaltese Prosecutors Seek Confiscation of German Rescue Boat
Maltese prosecutors have asked a magistrate to order the confiscation of a migrant rescue ship run by a German aid group.
Read moreDivers With Extra Supplies Advance in Thai Cave Passageway
Rescue divers on Monday were making progress through a key passageway inside the flooded mountain cave in northern Thailand where 12 boys and their soccer coach have been missing for more than a week.
Read moreThai Rescuers Search for Other Entrances to Flooded Cave
Rescuers punched a hole into the side of a mountain on Thursday in a desperate attempt to drain rising water from a flooded cave in northern Thailand where 12 boys and their soccer coach have been missing for five days.
Read moreDog Rescued From Colorado Wastewater Treatment Plant
A 2-year-old English mastiff led astray by an escape-prone hound dog is happy to be home, but still stinks after being found stranded in muck at a wastewater treatment plant in Colorado.
Read moreBurned Mountain Lion Cub to Stay in Captivity in California
A burned mountain lion cub rescued from the largest recorded California wildfire will not be released into the wild and will instead live out its life at a wildlife-rescue center, state officials said Thursday.
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