Protesters of all ages held up signs saying “Keep your hands off trees”, “Trees save lives” and “We need trees to live.”

The cause of the blaze was not immediately known. Police said an initial investigation blamed an electrical short-circuit

Rowling, 57, shared screenshots of a Twitter message stating: "Don`t worry, you are next". The same Twitter account, believed to be based in Pakistan, also posted messages praising the man who attacked Rushdie, 75, on stage at the event in New York state

Giving a health update about his father, Zafar said his family members are extremely relieved that yesterday he was taken off the ventilator and additional oxygen and he was able to say a few words.

The award-winning author for more than 30 years has faced death threats for The Satanic Verses. Iran`s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had issued a fatwa, or Islamic edict, demanding his death. An Iranian foundation had put up a bounty of over $3 million for the author.

Officials initially said two people were killed, but the death toll has kept climbing as rescuers search for victims amid slabs of concrete and twisted metal. Another 18 people remain missing and at least 61 people were injured

The trial was held behind closed doors, with no access for media or the public, and her lawyers were forbidden by a gag order from revealing information about the proceedings

The new drills come less than a fortnight after Beijing launched unprecedented war games in retaliation to US House Speaker Pelosi`s visit to Taiwan, sparking fears of a Chinese invasion of the breakaway island

The UK medicines regulator (MHRA) approved the so-called bivalent vaccine made by U.S. drug company Moderna as a booster for adults