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UN urges Warsaw to take migrants believed to be from Iraq and Afghanistan who have been stranded on border with Belarus.

Emergency talks follow Taliban's warnings that the group will not accept any extension to evacuation deadline.

With its extreme heat and dry conditions, the United Arab Emirates has found it tough to cut greenhouse gas output.

Algeria's Foreign Minister Ramdane Lamamra accuses Rabat of 'hostile actions' as Algiers breaks ties with its neighbour.

The value of the digital currency has jumped again as it attracts more investors.

Cuba would be better prepared to cope with the pandemic if US sanctions are lifted to allow for medical supplies.

Spokesman says group will not agree to August 31 deadline extension, calls on US to stop evacuating skilled Afghans.

The unemployment rate, which includes people who have stopped seeking work, rose to 44.4 percent in the second quarter.

As scientists raise alarm on global warming, the US is close to adopting sweeping green energy and emissions measures.

Gunmen kill two officers and abduct another during a raid on the Nigerian Defence Academy in northwestern Kaduna state.

Gennova's vaccine prompts the human body to make a protein that is part of the virus to trigger an immune response.

Eduardo Arellano Felix, known as 'the doctor', faces organised crime and drug charges in Mexico.

The US is set to withdraw troops from Afghanistan on August 31, hindering evacuation efforts of foreign governments.

The Taliban has vowed to crack down on the drug trade but if the economy fails, a crisis could unfold, experts say.

UK, France and others calling on US to extend August 31 troop withdrawal deadline as chaos continues in Kabul.

There is no single and absolute reading of Islamic law that can guide an Islamic state. It is all open to debate.

Afghanistan, now under control of the Taliban, is sitting on what could be the world's largest lithium reserves.

Habre, who ruled Chad from 1982 to 1990, was serving a life term in Senegal for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Leading diaspora figures accuse London and its allies of 'catastrophic failure' amid Taliban power grab.

Researchers and activists argue the financial and human cost of hosting the Olympic Games may outweigh the benefits.

William Burns met Mullah Baradar amid efforts to evacuate thousands of people from Afghanistan.

Israeli government allowing Jews to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, threatening a longstanding agreement not to.

President Hakainde Hichilema has vowed to clean up Zambia's many economic crises.

Michelle Bachelet urged the Geneva forum to set up a mechanism to closely monitor Taliban actions.

UN 'deeply concerned at continuing pressure on those seeking to exercise their rights to freedom of expression'.

Hundreds of Pakistani women who married former Kashmiri rebels now find themselves without a state.

The NRF is the most prominent Afghan opposition group to emerge since the Taliban captured Kabul nine days ago.

Nema Fathi says her choir group is determined to challenge taboos about women singing religious songs in public.

When we do not take into account a woman's reason for choosing an abortion, we strip her of her agency and voice.

A Chinese filmmaker ventures into Wuhan and discovers unseen psychological trauma in the aftermath of lockdown.

In the summers, women rappel down the well in Nashik and spend hours waiting for water to seep into ditches at bottom.

Videos show beatings, neglect, and an unbearably small solitary cell in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison.

US had its biggest day of evacuation flights on Monday, as Taliban said foreign troop pullout deadline is a 'red line'.

Some five million people are facing imminent famine and disease as the war drags on, the UN says.

Imad Khaled Saleh Hashash, 15, died after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head by Israeli soldiers.

Michelle Bachelet says there are credible reports of summary executions and serious violations by the Taliban.

Critics say Philippine president is seeking the second-highest position to stay in power beyond his term.

Israel began administering a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine to people more than 60, the first country to do so.

US Vice President says Washington's partnerships in Southeast Asia and Indo-Pacific 'are a top priority'.

Coffins initially used mostly for COVID victims but have become more popular among those concerned about environment.

If investors walk away, Afghanistan faces economic collapse without the billions of dollars it gets in aid money.

Scientists say climate change could destabilise water supplies and cause frequent disasters in the Tibet plateau.

India's stock market has more than doubled since March 2020 despite severe virus outbreaks and strict lockdowns.

Shortages and hesitancy driven by distrust of authorities and China hobble vaccination campaigns in Southeast Asia.

It's a step to create investor awareness of the risks involved including of Chinese gov't interference, Reuters said.

Twelve children have been killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank this year as well as 67 in the May attack on Gaza.

Majority of 41 new confirmed COVID-19 cases are of Samoan ethnicity linked to the Samoan Assembly Of God Church.

Para athletes say sport organisations must set higher standards for accessibility.

Taliban told Iran to continue exports of petroleum products which the latter had paused over safety concerns.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says 'forever' lockdowns will do more harm than good to the country.