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Nawaz Sharif's condition very serious, says his doctor

: World; 2019-01-23T18:33:18+05:30

Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's condition is "very serious" after heart complications and he should be shifted to hospital without any delay, his doctor said on Wednesday.

Philippines moves to lower criminal liability age to nine

: World; 2019-01-23T18:30:31+05:30

A proposal to lower the age of criminal liability in the Philippines to nine years has come under fire from human rights groups and legislators who warned the move could harm rather than protect children.

Mexico pipeline blast kills 66 and injures dozens more

: World; 2019-01-19T22:25:27+05:30

Mexican authorities now put the number killed in Friday night's fuel pipeline blast at 66, with scores more injured.

Another Saudi woman takes to Twitter to 'escape abusive family'

: World; 2019-01-18T15:45:45+05:30

Another Saudi woman has turned to social media for protection from her father, just days after Canada granted refuge to Rahaf Mohammed (who dropped her family name of al-Qunun after her family denounced her), the 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family.

First plants ever grown on moon have now died, says Chinese scientist

: World; 2019-01-17T15:35:15+05:30

Just 24 hours after releasing photographs of the first ever plants grown on the moon, China has revealed the tender green shoots are now all dead.

Brexit: Theresa May's deal is voted down in historic Commons defeat

: World; 2019-01-16T11:00:09+05:30

Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal has been rejected by 230 votes - the largest defeat for a sitting government in history.

Giant leaf for mankind? China germinates first seed on moon

: World; 2019-01-15T22:13:24+05:30

A small green shoot is growing on the moon after a cotton seed germinated onboard a Chinese lunar lander, scientists said.

Chinese coal mine roof collapse in Shaanxi kills 21

: World; 2019-01-13T20:04:08+05:30

At least 21 miners died when a roof collapsed in a coal mine in northern China, officials say.

Oceans heating up faster than expected, set record in 2018

: World; 2019-01-12T21:07:19+05:30

The world's oceans are heating up at an accelerating pace and faster than previously estimated, setting a new temperature record in 2018 as global warming threatens a diverse range of marine life, scientists have warned.