The insurgents’ success in northern Afghanistan is an ill omen for Kabul. In 1996, the Taliban captured Kabul before turning to the north. This time, they have already swept across a region that once defied them.Militiamen loyal to Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum on the front line against the Taliban northwest of Mazar-i-Sharif on July 10.
Contractors who powered US war in Afghanistan stuck in Dubai Some of the foreign contractors who powered the logistics of America’s “forever war” in Afghanistan now find themselves stranded on an unending layover in Dubai without a way to get home.
Brits face being banned from French bars under Covid passport rules Brits face having their holidays in France ruined as sweeping new measures come into force demanding all people show proof of vaccination or a recent negative test upon entering any venue
Tropical Storm Kevin advances over eastern Pacific Tropical Storm Kevin is continuing its advance over the open eastern Pacific, and forecasters say it’s no direct threat to land
China's wandering elephants may finally be heading home An elephant herd that fascinated locals and people around the world by making a yearlong journey into urbanized southwest China, raiding farms and even a retirement home for food, appears finally to be headed home.
Tiny baby in Singapore, just 7.5 ounces at birth, goes home after 13 months in hospital The new born baby girl, Kwek Yu Xuan, weighed barely half of the birth weight doctors had expected.
New Iran president calls Macron about stalled nuclear talks In his first phone call to a Western leader, the new president of Iran has asked his French counterpart to help secure Iran’s “rights” in now-stalled talks to revive Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers
Puerto Rico issues a record 1,749 tickets in rally crackdown Police in Puerto Rico have issued a record 1,749 traffic tickets against those who participated in a street rally
New Iran president calls Macron about stalled nuclear talks In his first phone call to a Western leader, the new president of Iran has asked his French counterpart to help secure Iran’s “rights” in now-stalled talks to revive Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers
Puerto Rico issues a record 1,749 tickets in rally crackdown Police in Puerto Rico have issued a record 1,749 traffic tickets against those who participated in a street rally
Italian postal workers intercept suspicious letter to pope Law enforcement in Milan is investigating the source of an envelope containing three bullets addressed to the pope, Italian paramilitary police said Monday.
Recovery fund for flood-devastated German regions could cost €20 to €30 BILLION, state governor says The governor of disaster-hit North Rhine-Westphalia has said that a planned fund to help the worst-affected parts of Germany recover from devastating fatal floods in July will need between €20 and 30 billion.
Chinese cyber agency detains 59 over illegal camera voyeurism The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced on Monday that dozens of people have been arrested and 25,000 illegally hacked webcams seized as part of a crackdown on illegal voyeurism in the Asian nation.
Covid kills one person every two minutes in Iran, media estimate, as country records deadliest day in pandemic Iranian media have estimated that one person succumbs to Covid-19 every two minutes there. The report comes just as the Islamic Republic experienced a record tally of daily Covid fatalities.
​​NASA is training human-like robots to explore caves on Mars How can a team on Earth effectively explore intricate, dark, unfamiliar landscapes on another world? Fully autonomous robots.
New U.N. climate report looks at causes of extreme weather CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli breaks down the United Nations' comprehensive report on climate change that found humans are responsible for many of the extreme weather events in every region across the globe.
Gunmen kill India's ruling party member, his wife in Kashmir Assailants have killed a husband and wife who were both politicians for India’s governing party in disputed Kashmir
Geronimo the alpaca is on death row in England. Brits plan a ‘human shield’ to defend him. Protesters and alpacas will march on Downing Street, demanding the government reverse the decision.
Gunmen kill India's ruling party member, his wife in Kashmir Assailants have killed a husband and wife who were both politicians for India’s governing party in disputed Kashmir
Olympic flag arrives in Paris ahead of 2024 Games Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo brandished the Olympic flag on Monday in Paris upon her return from Tokyo, as the French capital will organize the Games in 2024
Suspect in Nantes cathedral fire held over French priest's killing French police also suspect the Rwandan man of starting a fire that ravaged Nantes cathedral in 2020.
Taliban Take a Sixth Afghan Provincial Capital City Reeling on the battlefield, Afghan government officials face the difficult question of whether to let captured cities go in order to hold what they still have.A still from a video obtained from Taliban social media showing Taliban militants at the entrance gate of Aybak, Samangan province, in Afghanistan today.