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-- 2021-08-22 19:40:42
Hurricane Henri kept on course early Sunday to crash into a long stretch of northeastern coastline, as millions on New York's Long Island and in southern New England braced for flooding, toppled trees...
FE ONLINE DESK 2021-08-22 19:14:54
A senior Taliban official has accused the West of seeking “to create panic and chaos” in Afghanistan, following the Islamist group’s takeover of the capital Kabul. Speaking on Sunda...
FE ONLINE DESK 2021-08-22 17:34:26
A panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul’s international airport killed seven Afghan civilians in the crowds, the British military said Sunday, showing the danger still posed to those tr...
-- 2021-08-22 15:28:10
Authorities in the Japanese capital are considering plans to convert some of the city's Olympics and Paralympics venues into temporary medical facilities as they combat soaring COVID-19 infections tha...
REUTERS 2021-08-22 11:05:02
Former President Donald Trump launched on Saturday a sustained attack on President Joe Biden's handling of the retreat of US forces from Afghanistan, which he called "the greatest foreign policy humil...
REUTERS 2021-08-22 11:03:07
Afghans who fled their country this week have spoken about their despair at leaving loved ones behind and the uncertain future ahead of them after the Taliban's rapid takeover. The Taliban advance ha...
-- 2021-08-22 10:28:03
Myanmar's military government has arrested two more local journalists, the army-owned television reported on Saturday, in the latest in a sweeping crackdown on the media since a Feb. 1 coup. Sithu Au...
-- 2021-08-22 10:22:43
Moscow pledged retaliatory measures after a new set of sanctions imposed by the United States on a Russian ship and two companies involved in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Russia's foreign ministry...
Reuters 2021-08-21 22:36:39
Hurricane Grace battered eastern Mexico with torrential rain and howling winds early on Saturday, causing power outages, flooding and downing trees after becoming one of the most powerful storms in ye...
Reuters 2021-08-21 22:14:29
In the last few days, TV crews from Afghanistan's Al-Emarah Studio, which produces pro-Taliban multimedia content, have been out on the streets of Kabul speaking to residents with reassuring messages...
REUTERS 2021-08-21 21:49:56
Forces holding out against the Taliban in northern Afghanistan say they have taken three districts close to the Panjshir valley where remnants of government forces and other militia groups have gather...
-- 2021-08-21 21:01:47
At least 12,000 foreigners and Afghans working for embassies and international aid groups have been evacuated from Afghanistan since the Taliban captured Kabul on August 15, according to a North Atlan...
BCC 2021-08-21 20:49:04
Greece has installed a 40km (25-mile) fence and surveillance system on its border with Turkey amid concern over a surge of migrants from Afghanistan. "We cannot wait, passively, for the possible impa...
REUTERS 2021-08-21 20:21:57
Australian police arrested hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters in Melbourne and Sydney on Saturday and seven officers were hospitalised as a result of clashes, as the country saw its highest ever sin...
-- 2021-08-21 19:41:43
The United States advised Americans in Afghanistan to avoid travelling to Kabul airport on Saturday as thousands gathered trying to flee the country almost a week after the Islamist militants took con...
REUTERS 2021-08-21 18:56:24
Sri Lanka announced a 10-day lockdown starting on Friday night in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, as surging infections and deaths overwhelm the island's health system. The Indian Oc...
Reuters 2021-08-21 18:09:58
As teenagers lost structure amid online schooling and the cancellation of activities, the number of 911 calls involving the young and drugs rose dramatically, records show. Some experts see a connecti...
-- 2021-08-21 16:40:45
Malaysia swore in a new prime minister, Ismail Sabri Yaakob, on Saturday as the Southeast Asian nation battles its worst COVID-19 surge and public anger grows over mismanagement of the pandemic. The...
REUTERS 2021-08-21 14:28:14
Australian police arrested hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters in Melbourne and Sydney on Saturday and seven officers were hospitalised as a result of clashes, as the country saw its highest ever sin...
-- 2021-08-21 13:45:43
Authorities in Shanghai have quarantined hundreds of people in an attempt to halt a fresh COVID-19 outbreak in the city after infections were detected in cargo workers at its airport, the municipal go...
REUTERS 2021-08-21 12:43:49
The Taliban will be accountable for its actions and will investigate reports of reprisals and atrocities carried out by members, an official of the Islamist militant group told Reuters on Saturday. T...
-- 2021-08-21 12:35:57
Greece has installed a 40km (25-mile) fence and surveillance system on its border with Turkey amid concern over a surge of migrants from Afghanistan. "We cannot wait, passively, for the possi...
REUTERS 2021-08-21 11:56:05
When armed members of the Afghan Taliban knocked on the door of their Kabul apartment, the family of 16 inside had crammed into the bathroom, turned off the lights and mobile phones and covered the ch...
-- 2021-08-21 11:12:39
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday Britain would work with the Taliban if necessary after the militants capture of Afghanistan, and defended his foreign minister who has come under fire for h...
Reuters 2021-08-21 10:08:03
The Taliban aim to unveil a new governing framework for Afghanistan in the next few weeks, a spokesman for the Islamist movement said on Saturday, after the insurgents' swift takeover of the South Asi...
REUTERS 2021-08-21 09:58:04
US President Joe Biden pledged on Friday that every American who wanted to would be evacuated from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, with about 13,000 brought home so far. Facing a torrent of criticism for...
REUTERS 2021-08-21 09:49:37
As thousands of people thronged Kabul airport in a bid to escape the advancing Taliban on August 15, Kam Air pilot Jovica Rajhl and his colleague had to resort to subterfuge to reach their plane and t...
REUTERS 2021-08-20 21:41:20
India's drug regulator on Friday approved Zydus Cadila's three-dose COVID-19 DNA vaccine for emergency use in adults and children aged 12 years and above, bringing in the sixth vaccine authorised for...
REUTERS 2021-08-20 21:33:28
NATO foreign ministers on Friday warned the Taliban not to let Afghanistan become a breeding ground for terrorism, as it did two decades ago, prompting Western forces to intervene. "For the last 20 y...
AP 2021-08-20 20:59:59
Reports of targeted killings in areas overrun by the Taliban mounted Friday, fuelling fears that they will return Afghanistan to the repressive rule they imposed when they were last in power, even as...
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