9news.com.au The youngest girl saved by Destiny Rescue was just seven years old. She had been trafficked to Phuket for slavery. She sold flowers and was tortured if she did not sell enough.

bstandard.com Traffic resumed through the Channel Tunnel connecting Britain and France several hours after being suspended when 113 migrants entered the French side of the tunnel complex, the company operating it said.

AP Masked assailants riding a motorbike shot and killed a Japanese man in northern Bangladesh, police said, the second foreigner in a week to be gunned down. The Islamic State group issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attacks.

news.sky.com The Vatican has dismissed a priest from his Holy See job after he came out as gay and called for changes in Catholic teachings against homosexual activity ahead of a major Church meeting.


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theguardian.com The US has been condemned for launching an airstrike on a Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) hospital in Afghanistan that is believed to have killed up to 20 people.

bangkokpost.com Heavy rain caused flooding at 11 locations in Bangkok while Phuket and 31 other provinces are on full alert for flash floods, forest runoff and landslides in risk areas from Sunday to Tuesday.

Phuket Update Phuket may face a regional haze that poses health risks as Singapore smoke particle levels from Indonesian fires grow unhealthy and outdoors events are cancelled.



AP Burma's foreign minister says ''peace and stability has been restored'' in its western state where Rohingya Muslims have long been persecuted. Wunna Maung Lwin addressed a UN gathering of world leaders and did not mention the Rohingya by name.



bloomberg Coca-Cola and McDonald's, the top sponsors of FIFA, called for Joseph ''Sepp'' Blatter to step down immediately as president of world soccer's governing body following a scandal involving alleged bribes and kickbacks. Budweiser owner Anheuser-Busch InBev and Visa have joined them demanding his swift departure in a strong push for change at the embattled organisation.

bbc.comGuatemalan authorities say the number of people killed when a hillside collapsed on houses in the village of El Cambray, 15km outside the capital, has risen to 56. They said another 350 people were still believed to be missing.

bangkokpost.com The body of a 54-year-old Russian man was found hanged from a tree behind a temple in Chon Buri's Bang Lamung district, near Jomtien in Pattaya.

mirror.co.uk A ''massive invasion'' of migrants led to fighting deep in the Channel Tunnel as French authorities blamed British left wing groups for the ''coordinated attack''. The migrants were almost 10 miles inside the Channel Tunnel before they were confronted by security guards.

bbc.com German Chancellor Angela Merkel has marked the 25th anniversary of German reunification by urging a unified response to Europe's migrant crisis. She urged the international community to come together to find a solution as East and West Germany had done in 1990.

bangkokpost.com A Thailand social media challenge designed to show the country is peaceful and appealing has gone viral. Users are required to share a photograph of an interesting destination or an item that is unique to Thailand for three days, with the privacy setting of the post on public, then challenge others to do the same. There is no limit to the number of people the user can challenge.



theguardian.com The high threat of a terrorist attack and violent crime has prompted Australia to update its travel advice for the Philippines. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Smartraveller website now asks Australians to ''exercise a high degree of caution''.



afp Bernard Foley shattered England's World Cup dream on Saturday as Australia triumphed 33-13 to make England the first tournament hosts to drop out in the first round.

theage.com.au Hawthorn, standing on the verge of history by becoming only the fifth club and sixth team in Australian Rules Football history to win a hat-trick of premierships, they delivered it with a bang, defeating West Coast by 46 point in the grand final.



October 15-23 Phuket Vegetarian Festival

November Patong Festival

November 20 Laguna Phuket Triathlon

November 25 Loy Kratong festival

November 29 Challenge Laguna Phuket 2015

November 29 Phuket King's Cup Regatta

December 5 HM The King's Birthday

December 26 Tsunami memorial ceremonies



January 7-10 Phuket International Boat Show