What’s the best way to communicate with a family member who is away at war? Deepak Chopra emphasizes how to use modern communication methods to convey support with love, attention, care, and hope.

I have been scouring all known earthly networks to bring you the freshest reports on paranormal, extranormal, and outright surreal events. This week:

• A Malaysian man haunted by a hungry ghost who has demanded sex from him every night for the past 16 years seeks help through medium. Read more.

• A woman receiving treatment for diabetes at a state-run hospital in eastern India lost one of her eyes after ants nibbled away at it.