The horrific truth behind Sudan's gold rush is that many of the newborns have serious health problems

Awadya Ahmed, a mother from Sudan, has long pondered why Talab, her youngest child, was born blind and immobile; today, she fears the gold miners' heaps of hazardous waste.

Traditional miners have been flocking to her hamlet in recent years to hit it rich.

However, they le...

Thailand is seeing a gold rush among boxers.

Indian boxers Govind Sahani (48kg), Ananta Pralhad Chopade (54kg), and Sumit (75kg) all won gold today in the Thailand Open in Phuket.

Sahani and Sumit controlled their bouts from start to finish, winning 5-0 against local pugilists Natthaphon Thuamcharoen and Peetapat Yeasungnoen, resp...