Saudi girl seeking asylum placed under care of UN refugee agency
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, the 18-year-old Saudi girl who pleaded for asylum after barricading herself in a Bangkok airport hotel room, left the airport under the care of UN refugee agency (UNHCR), Thai officials said. The UNHCR said her asylum claim would take "several days" to be assessed. She fled her family in Kuwait, accusing them of physical and emotional abuse.