Articles by Maria Khan

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Polio vaccinators carry boxes of polio vaccine drops as they head to the areas they have been appointed to administer the vaccine, in Karachi October 21, 2014.

UK: UCL research reveals Islamist insurgency influences where polio occurs

Researchers find Islamist insurgents spread rumours over vaccinations being conspiracy to sterilize Muslims.

Sep 30, 2015

Australia: Paedophile websites sourcing half their photos from Facebook

Cyber-security expert warns children's photos shared online can easily end up on paedophile websites.

Sep 30, 2015

France: Eiffel Tower lights up in pink for breast cancer awareness

Eiffel Tower lit up dark skies with pink lights in celebration of breast cancer awareness month.

Sep 29, 2015

France Paris

US: Baby born with half his head missing defies odds

Baby born with missing brain and skull brings joy to his parents by passing his first milestone birthday.

Sep 29, 2015

Florida Facebook

UK: Man gets bitten by venomous spider on flight

North London man's leg allegedly bitten during Qatar Airways flight to South Africa.

Sep 29, 2015

China: Law students told that saving girlfriend from fire instead of mother is a crime

China's National Judicial exam tests students over their choice of saving mother or girlfriend during a fire.

Sep 29, 2015

UK: Woman falls four floors in Debenhams on Oxford Street

A woman fell from the fourth-floor escalator in Debenhams on Oxford Street in central London.

Sep 28, 2015

Saudi Arabia: Prince launches appeal for regime change

Saudi prince calls for Kingdom's leadership change in the wake of Hajj death toll and falling oil prices.

Sep 28, 2015

Saudi Arabia

Australia: Woman sends robot to queue up for iPhone 6S purchase

Lucy Kelly from Sydney outsources telepresence robot to queue on her behalf at Apple store to buy iPhone 6S.

Sep 24, 2015

IPhone

US: TV paranormal activity ghost hunters found dead in apartment

Couple who appeared on Travel Channel show Ghost Adventures found dead in Nevada.

Sep 24, 2015

UK: Cocaine cut with poisonous de-wormer making skin rot

An estimated 80 per cent of class A drug cocaine is routinely cut with poisonous veterinary drug Levamisole.

Sep 24, 2015

UK: Earthquake of 2.8 magnitude hits Rutland

Tremors felt in Leicester and Peterborough as 2.8-magnitude earthquake hits east Midlands on 22 September.

Sep 23, 2015

Earthquake

Ibiza: British teenager Danielle McCallum dies from suspected ecstasy overdose

Danielle McCallum, 18, suffered heart failure after a suspected ecstasy overdose in Ibiza.

Sep 23, 2015

UK: Dalai Lama says any female successor has to be 'very, very attractive'

Dalai Lama says female successor needs to be very attractive or else she is of 'not much use'.

Sep 23, 2015

Hajj 2015: Pilgrims throng Mount Arafat in Makkah

As Hajj nears its climax, two million Muslims gather at Mountain of Mercy, Mount Arafat, for a day of prayer.

Sep 23, 2015

Saudi Arabia

Migrant crisis: Dutch entrepreneurs launch free Airbnb-style site for refugees

Refugee Hero site connects individuals and organisations offering free housing space with refugees.

Sep 23, 2015

Netherlands

US: Marines test Google's battlefield robot

US Marines put to test Google X's new electrically operated robot Spot that walks on four legs.

Sep 22, 2015

Google

German mother and daughter living at Cyprus airport for a year

German women deported from Israel after their visas expired refuse to leave the Larnaca airport in Cyprus.

Sep 22, 2015

Israel

US: Martin Skreli criticised for 5,000% price hike of drug Daraprim used by Aids patients

His company Turing Pharmaceuticals raises price of pyrimethamine from £9 to £484 per pill.

Sep 22, 2015

AIDS

Coventry man arrested for engaging in sexual act with playground slide

Coventry man banned from going near public places with slides.

Sep 21, 2015

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