Taiwan suffers deadliest ever dengue outbreak
Taipei: Taiwan is suffering its deadliest ever outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever with a record high of 42 deaths, authorities said, double the number that died in 2014. last year saw 15,732 cases — by far the highest in nearly three decades — with this year shaping up to overtake.
50 peacekeepers recalled by SA from DR Congo
Johannesburg: Dozens of South African peacekeepers serving in the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being recalled home for security breaches, the military said.
S Korea, US warn N Korea against missile test
Seoul: South Korea and the US on Thursday warned Pyongyang against a potential missile test that they said would be a violation of UN resolutions as the two countries wrapped up annual high-level defence talks.
Darwin’s letter on Bible, God fetches $19,7,000
New York: A handwritten letter in which English naturalist Charles Darwin confesses that he does not believe in Bible as a divine revelation or Jesus Christ as the son of God has fetched a whopping $19,7,000 at an auction here. The letter which went under the hammer at Bonhams on September 21 sold for more than twice its estimate.