Pence presents flag used at repatriation ceremony to Korean War Memorial

Boys trapped in cave taking a crash course in swimming

CHIANG RAI, Thailand — It’s been more than a week since 12 boys and their soccer coach got trapped inside a flooded cave. Rescue crews have brought them food and medicine, but it’s still too dangerous to bring them out. Video of the boys from inside the cave shows them flashing peace signs and smiling. […]

Scores dead after ferry sinks in Tanzania

KAMPALA, Uganda — Rescue efforts resumed Friday morning after a Tanzanian passenger ferry capsized on Lake Victoria, and the death toll, already near 90, was expected to rise. John Mongella, commissioner for the Mwanza region, told The Associated Press that at least 86 people were confirmed dead. At least 37 people were rescued from the […]

Proposed circumcision ban rattles Jews, Muslims in Iceland

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Jews and Muslims on this windswept island in the northern Atlantic Ocean find themselves united against a proposal to ban ritual circumcisions — jeopardizing a fundamental tradition in both religions. “It’s a bedrock of the Jewish people and of the Torah,” said Rabbi Avi Feldman, 27, who moved from Brooklyn to Reykjavik […]