Live updates: Taliban tries to bar Afghans from fleeing, orders male officials back to work It's “time for people to work for their country,” a Taliban spokesman said, as the Islamist militants blocked Afghans from Kabul airport.
Through four wars, toll mounts on a Gaza neighborhood Gaza’s story can be seen through the prism of Zaki and Jawaher Nassir, their family and their neighbors in the town of Beit Hanoun
Cleanup begins of Haiti town's earthquake-crumbled homes At the edge of a pile of rubble Michael Jules plunges an iron bar over and over into the crumbling concrete of his grandmother’s home
Poland halts Afghan airlift over safety as US deadline looms Poland says it has halted airlift evacuations from Afghanistan as America’s Aug. 31 deadline looms
Huge decline in Covid-19 vaccinations since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, says UNICEF The UN has warned that the number of Covid-19 vaccinations in Afghanistan has dropped off by 80% since the Taliban completed its takeover with the capture of Kabul less than two weeks ago, citing the chaotic conditions there.
‘Lockdowns are over, in the name of Jesus’: Australian police fine church ＆ ban services for openly defying Covid restrictions Police have imposed a week-long operations ban on a church outside Sydney, Australia after its pastor held a sermon in violation of health orders and urged followers to defy the city’s strict lockdown rules.
A Better Afghan Policy What would it have been?People gather outside the airport.
Female Afghan journalist fears Taliban will kill her, changes address daily to hide An Afghan journalist is changing her location every day to hid from the Taliban, who she fears will kill her and anyone hiding her, she told Fox News in an interview.
Female Afghan robotics team members arrive in Mexico Five women from Afghanistan's renowned robotics team arrived in Mexico on Tuesday, following the country's takeover by the Taliban.
Harris, in Vietnam, gets a dose of China’s challenge to the U.S. A delay to the Vice President’s schedule gave Beijing an opportunity to undercut an announcement on coronavirus aid.
Twitter sends blessings and curses to veteran Iranian diplomat Javad Zarif as he leaves office for academia Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has bid farewell to international diplomacy as he transitions to a new role teaching at Tehran University. The US-educated official represented Iran for almost four decades in various positions.
Few Women Ascend Japan’s Corporate Ladder. Is Change Finally Coming? Only 6 percent of board seats at Japanese companies are held by women. After years of unkept promises, these businesses are now facing pressure both at home and abroad to diversify.Naomi Koshi, a lawyer who serves on two corporate boards, said she first understood the inequality in Japan in 2000, when she graduated from college.
Former army chief is highest official to be charged in Colombia’s ‘False Positives’ killings of civilians At least 6,402 Colombians were falsely labeled as enemy combatants and killed between 2002 and 2008, according to a peace court.
Tragic last pics by photographer Taliban killed after Afghan army left him behind Danish Siddiqui, a 38-year-old photojournalist for Reuters, and two Afghan commandos were killed in a Taliban attack - his family believes his body was mutilated
Landslides kill 15 in western Venezuela after heavy rains Heavy rains triggered flash floods which swept through towns in the Andes causing extensive damage.
Pinduoduo is giving its entire profit for last quarter back to rural China One of China's biggest tech firms has pledged to hand over its entire profit for the last quarter to rural development projects in the country as Beijing steps up the pressure for wealth redistribution.
India woman who accused MP of rape dies in self-immolation Her death puts the spotlight on the shameful treatment of women in India.
More than 270 homes were destroyed in central Tennessee as flash flooding killed 18 More than 270 homes were destroyed in central Tennessee during deadly flooding killed 18 people and left three still unaccounted for days later, officials said Tuesday.
Louisiana man gets life for apparently random murder of Black man Kenneth Gleason wasn't charged with a hate crime, but he's accused of killing another Black man, and he allegedly searched for white nationalist content online and had a copy of an Adolf Hitler speech.
Kanye West files to officially change name to Ye It's taken three years since the rapper first announced the change.
Taiwan reports zero new locally transmitted Covid cases for first time in over three months Taiwan's health authorities have reported no new locally transmitted Covid cases, for the first time since the island recorded a surge in coronavirus infections over three months ago.
Rejecting Covid Inquiry, China Peddles Conspiracy Theories Blaming the U.S. A new wave of disinformation follows President Biden’s order for the United States to investigate the origin of the pandemic, including the possibility of a lab leak in Wuhan.A lab at Fort Detrick in Maryland.