Articles by Maria Khan

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UK: Cocaine worth over £600k found in boxes of Tesco bananas

Tesco employee in Wokingham stunned after spotting bags of white powder inside a carton of bananas.

Jul 27, 2015

Brazil: Twins give birth together in the same delivery room

Two identical twins from Brazil miraculously give birth to daughters three hours apart.

Jul 27, 2015

Brazil

UK: Rickshaws under scrutiny for overcharging customers

London rickshaw driver charged tourists £206 for trip from Oxford Circus to Marble Arch.

Jul 26, 2015

London

UK: Couple fined £650 for taking sons out of school to visit sick grandfather

Preston couple fined for pulling sons out of school to meet sick grandfather without school's authorization.

Jul 26, 2015

UK: New police dress code to include beard nets

Gloucestershire police reportedly plan to enforce the wearing of beard nets by officers while on duty.

Jul 26, 2015

US: Obama urges UK to stay in the European Union

US President Barack Obama says UK must remain in the EU to maintain its global influence.

Jul 23, 2015

David Cameron European Union

China: Two-child policy planned to tackle greying population

China might soon ease its decades long one-child policy due to the looming demographic concerns.

Jul 23, 2015

US: Homeless man breaks into home, hides under bed for three days

New Jersey man breaks into house, hides under bed charging four cellphones for three days.

Jul 23, 2015

UK: Cows should wear fluorescent jackets and flashing lights at night

Hungerford mayor says dolling cows with flashing lights, fluorescent jackets can prevent them from getting hit.

Jul 23, 2015

Greece debt crisis: Unwanted children face growing abandonment

Children charities and state-run maternity hospitals are running out of money due to the Greece debt crisis.

Jul 22, 2015

Ikea offers 27mn free wall anchoring kits for chests and dressers after tip-over deaths

Ikea offers free anchoring kits for Malm chests and dressers after two children died due to furniture tip-over.

Jul 22, 2015

UK: Romanian graduate refused hotel room after staff suspected she 'might be a prostitute'

Holiday Inn Express in Hull turns away Romanian student assuming she will use hotel room for prostitution.

Jul 22, 2015

Afghanistan: Toy guns banned to curb culture of violence amongst children

Sale of toy guns banned in Afghanistan after over 100 children suffered eye injures during Eid celebrations.

Jul 21, 2015

Afghanistan

US: White House launches Twitter account in support of Iran nuclear deal

Twitter handle @TheIranDeal launched by White House to support developments on Iran nuclear deal.

Jul 21, 2015

White House Twitter

Iraq: US MQ-1 Predator drone found crashed

Unmanned MQ-1 Predator drone flying a combat mission found crashed in southern Iraq.

Jul 21, 2015

Iraq Syria Islamic State Isis ISIL

UK: A&E blood test patients to be checked for HIV

South London St Thomas' hospital to routinely check A&E patients requiring blood test for HIV virus.

Jul 20, 2015

UK: Paedophile writes to Theresa May requesting sex with children to be legalised

Paedophile sent a letter to Home Secretary Theresa May requesting to openly be allowed to practise child sex.

Jul 20, 2015

Theresa May

North Korea: Remarkable 99.97% turnout recorded in elections

North Koreans made a remarkable turnout to vote for the only standing candidate in the nation's elections.

Jul 20, 2015

North Korea South Korea

UK: Wife catches husband smoking after he promised to quit on Google Street View

Wife finds her husband violating doctor's orders and smoking on their driveway using Google street view.

Jul 20, 2015

Google

Malawi: Roger Federer launches child development centre

World's number two Tennis player Roger Federer launches early childhood development centre in Malawi.

Jul 19, 2015

Malawi Roger Federer

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