India overtakes Brazil to become second-worst hit country by the pandemic

India’s coronavirus infections surged past 4.2 million on Monday as it overtook Brazil to become the country with the second-highest number of cases. With 4,204,613
Wildfires burn through California amid record-breaking heat wave

Wildfires in California have caused huge devastation. Fires have burned through a record number of acres this year. According to the state’s department of forestry
Taj Mahal to reopen on September

India’s top tourist attraction the Taj Mahal is set to reopen more than six months after it was shut, officials said Tuesday, even as the
Surfer dies after Gold Coast shark attack

A 46-year-old Australian surfer died after being attacked by a shark on a popular Gold Coast beach. The dreadful incident occurred on the beach in 62
86-year-old grandmother’s rape shocks India

The 86-year-old grandmother was raped in Delhi. Tens of thousands of rapes are reported in India every year, but some stand out for being deeply
Russian, Chinese hackers all targeting 2020 election, Microsoft says

WASHINGTON: Microsoft said Thursday it prevented cyberattacks from China, Russia, and Iran aimed at both Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns, as technology giants scrambled to
Bollywood Sushant Singh Rajput case: After a star’s suicide, a TV ‘witch hunt’

MUMBAI (AFP) – India has more than four million coronavirus cases and an explosive border stand-off with China, but the story dominating television news for
Dozens arrested at Melbourne anti-lockdown protest

Authorities in Melbourne arrested more than 70 people for flouting stay-at-home orders to protest against lockdown restrictions on Sunday (Sep 13), with some demonstrators clashing