A nine-year-old girl who died at the medical college here two days ago was due to amoebic encephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by free-living amoeba in contaminated waters, health officials in this north Kerala district confirmed on Saturday.

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has penned a moving Instagram post capturing his emotions as he heads home after completing his space mission.

Air Canada’s flight attendants went on strike Saturday, as the airline announced a complete shutdown of operations, creating summer travel chaos for its 130,000 daily passengers.