Encephalitis from lychees kills 31 children in India: official

PATNA: At least 31 children have died in northern India in the last 10 days from a deadly brain disease believed linked to a toxic
MQM founder Altaf Hussain launched after ‘no remark’ interview

LONDON: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain was released on bail Wednesday evening after refusing to answer questions of detectives from Scotland Yard’s
why people are turning their profiles ‘blue for Sudan’

Social media has been witnessing a wave of a specific shade of blue as users around the world are changing their profile pictures to stand
Hong Kong’s surveillance-savvy protesters go digitally dark

Hong Kong’s tech-savvy protesters are going digitally dark as they try to avoid surveillance and potential future prosecutions, disabling location tracking on their phones, buying
China earthquake kills 13, injures 199

The toll from a strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China rose to 12 dead and 134 injured on Tuesday as rescuers pulled bodies and survivors
Trump Says ICE Will Start Removing “Millions of Illegal Aliens.”

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday that US authorities would begin next week removing millions of immigrants who are in the United States illegally.
Merkel blames dehydration for trembling spell

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel dismissed concerns about her health after visibly trembling at an official ceremony Tuesday, saying she was just a bit dehydrated
Scientists amazed as Canadian permafrost thaws 70 years early

Scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks were stunned when they discovered that permafrost in the Canadian Arctic is thawing 70 years earlier than predicted.