Relatives wailed and collapsed in grief over the small coffins of children after a fired police officer stormed a rural Thai day care center at naptime and massacred dozens of people
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Fired police sergeant attacks Thai day care center, kills 36
The victims, primarily children, died Thursday when a gunman opened fire in the childcare center, authorities said.
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All 12 boys, their coach rescued from Thai cave
MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — A daring rescue mission in the treacherous confines of a flooded cave in northern Thailand has saved all 12 boys and their soccer coach who were trapped deep within the labyrinth, ending a grueling 18-day ordeal that claimed the life of an experienced diver and riveted people around the world. […]
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Four more boys removed from Thai cave on Day 2 of rescue
MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — Eight of the 12 boys trapped in a flooded and labyrinth cave system in far northern Thailand are safe and recuperating in a hospital after another four were brought out by divers on the second day of a high-stakes rescue operation, a top official said. The boys brought out of […]
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Buckfield exchange students enjoy Maine outdoor life
BUCKFIELD — Buckfield Junior-Senior High School’s two foreign exchange students said they are enjoying the food and skiing, but don’t have as much freedom to travel here because they live in the country. Panta “Way Way” Buttirachai from Thailand and Nina Keifer from Germany are members of the senior class, but will be juniors when […]
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Thai military seizes power in bloodless coup
BANGKOK — Without firing a shot, Thailand’s powerful military seized control of this volatile Southeast Asian nation Thursday, suspending the constitution and detaining Cabinet ministers in a risky bid to end half a year of political upheaval that many fear will only deepen the nation’s crisis. The coup, the second in eight years, accomplished in […]
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Lots of trees, big cars and friendly people greet foreign exchange students
DIXFIELD — There’s just so much space between houses and so many cars that the Dixfield area doesn’t look at all like a city. That was Joshua Mostofizaden’s first impression when he arrived in the area as one of five foreign exchange students spending a year at Dirigo High School. Josh, 15, a junior at […]
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Maine man one of many patients heading overseas for cheaper surgery
Jeff Wheeler has always wanted to travel to Southeast Asia. He also happens to need shoulder surgery. Next week, he’ll cross both items of his to-do list with a trip to Thailand. His itinerary concludes with a stint in a Bangkok hospital. Wheeler, who lives on Westport Island, a small Lincoln County community in Sheepscot […]