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Many also injured as overturned petrol tanker exploded in west Kenya when crowds thronged to collect the spilling fuel.

First infections confirmed among athletes in Olympic Village stoke concerns over virus spreading during event.

Volunteers provide help as Indonesia struggles to cope with a devastating wave of COVID cases from the Delta variant.

Deaths caused by mudslides and a wall collapse following heavy rain in the country's most populous city, Mumbai.

Relatives of Nizar Banat, who died in PA custody, say they have not received document with the official cause of death.

Hundreds of Palestinian struggle to see a future as Israel demolishes homes and businesses in occupied territories.

Emergency workers search for survivors and clear wreckage as hundreds still missing after devastating floods in Germany.

Julia Ducournau is only the second woman to scoop the top prize in Cannes festival’s 74-year history.

Lockdown imposed in three more provinces as Thailand's COVID-19 cases break records for a third straight day.

Assailants also destroyed equipment belonging to Chinese and Mauritanian construction companies.

In honour of longtime congressman, President Joe Biden again urges Congress to pass legislation defending right to vote.

Far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been hospitalised since Wednesday with an obstructed intestine.

Hundreds missing or unreachable as several areas remained inaccessible and communication was still down in some places.

Tehran says it wants to agree prisoner exchange but the US and UK are linking it to talks on Iran's nuclear programme.

International diplomats urge Ariel Henry to form government as political crisis after Jovenel Moise's killing escalates.

Scientists warn wildfires, floods and heatwaves are becoming the norm.

Officials and victim's father blame rioters for the death that occurred in the Khuzestan province town of Shadegan.

Fighters forced many out of Colombian rural towns 21 years ago, those who returned fear it might happen again.

Thousands take part in pro-government rallies across Cuba on Saturday after largest anti-government protests in decades.

The number of new daily cases surpasses 500 for the first time since May amid concerns over spread of the Delta variant.

The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon is now 976 square kilometres and largely uncontained, authorities say.

Cuban government imposes internet blackouts and jams communications. Also, the rise of socially conscious sports stars.

Western Germany is cleaning up the worst natural disaster to hit the country in almost 60 years.

Shutting down sources of illicit financing for genocidal regimes and groups would neuter their ability to fund violence.

The Biden administration must uphold its commitment to human rights and intervene to stop the Rabaa case executions.

Afghanistan government says Silsila Alikhil was kidnapped in Islamabad, Pakistan by unknown assailants.

Days after anti-government demonstrations, President Diaz-Canel says 'what the world is seeing of Cuba is a lie'.

Joe Biden calls on Congress to 'ensure a permanent solution' by granting path to citizenship for young immigrants.

Sajid Javid tests positive for COVID-19 as the government prepares to lift most pandemic restrictions in England.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was sworn in after elections in May, described by the opposition as illegitimate.

This year's hajj will see only 60,000 fully vaccinated residents in Saudi Arabia take part in the five-day ritual.

Community members left reeling after days of violence and looting caused rampant destruction and more than 200 deaths.

The US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation discusses the role Washington will play moving forward.

South Korea removes banners referring to 16th-century war between Korea and Japan after IOC ruled it was provocative.

Negotiators for Afghan gov't and Taliban meeting in Doha as violence in the country escalates amid US troop exit.

Authorities record 205 new deaths as hospitals struggle with lack of oxygen supplies and vaccinations remain low.

The conflict in the north has cost $2.5bn, the dollar has sunk and international investors are staying away.

July 26 meeting to take place amid discussions over US troop exit, concerns about attacks against US targets in Iraq.

Building sites shut as authorities ban non-essential retail, threaten fines for employers who make staff work in person.

New infections cross the 10,000 threshold while 141 new deaths were reported by the country's health officials.

Chief organiser of the 2020 Games says officials are 'doing everything' to prevent outbreaks ahead of the sporting event

Latest move in response to China clampdown seen as symbolic as business community still wants market access.

UN agency says children exposed to indiscriminate violence, random shootings and arbitrary arrests by the military.

Misinformation about the virus and vaccines has spread on platforms including Facebook and Twitter.

The ruling blocks new applicants, saying the programme was created illegally by former President Obama.

The government says they are spread by counter-revolutionaries, while critics say it is the authorities themselves.

Firefighters have battled the Bootleg Fire for nearly a week in Oregon, just north of the California border.

An investigation so far reveals that former Haitian official Joseph Felix Badio may have given the order to kill Moise.

The country sinks deeper into economic devastation as no government is formed.

'I believe that the strategy of herd immunity is actually murderous,' US scientist William Haseltine said.