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Ida pummeled Louisiana with some of the strongest winds ever to hit the US state, damaging homes, schools and hospitals.

Yves de M'Bella given a 12-month suspended jail term amid outcry over scene with man using dummy to simulate rape.

Geelani, who headed a hardline faction of the APHC, died at his Srinagar residence after a prolonged illness.

McClain died after being injected with a sedative during a police stop in Aurora, Colorado, near Denver.

Zamfara state police say rescue operation is ongoing to free 73 pupils abducted from school in Kaya village.

US President Joe Biden has strongly defended his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan.

At least 540 million doses are required to vaccinate at least 60 percent of people in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Justin Trudeau's party pledges $62bn in new spending across five years as tight race unfolds before September 20 election.

His assault on public mental health services will hurt Black Brazilians the most and benefit evangelical centres.

US company says it does not expect 'undue risk to patient safety' and is working to recall three batches of vaccine.

More than a dozen vehicles set on fire in latest eastern DRC attack blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces armed group.

Governments in Niger, Katsina, Kaduna and Zamfara states announce restrictions on residents amid worsening violence.

The group took less than an hour to reach an agreement, one of the quickest meetings in recent memory.

Number of extreme weather disasters shot up nearly fivefold from 1970s to most recent decade due to global warming.

The European Commission added that additional funds could be made available.

The weaker-than-expected hiring gains reflect persistent hiring challenges and a slowdown in the labour market recovery.

Germany has tough laws regulating privacy because of its history of Nazi and Communist state surveillance of citizens.

Palestinian official dismisses warning, says Israel trying block any political solution to Israel-Palestine conflict.

The wildfire, which started on August 14, has scorched 808sq km (312sq miles) in the Lake Tahoe area.

The authoritarian leader's comments come ahead of large joint military exercises later this month.

Personal, witness accounts of four historical events in Jordan, Egypt and Tunisia, including a riot over a movie.

A three-day ceasefire came into effect after weeks of intense attacks by pro-government forces on rebels in Deraa City.

The US and the IMF should provide the Taliban with limited fund access to prevent economic collapse, Shah Mehrabi says.

India's Muslim minority becomes the Hindu right wing's target in a new hate campaign after the Taliban captures power.

Russian leader says 20-year occupation resulted in 'sheer tragedies and losses' for Washington and the Afghan people.

Afghans will not embrace Taliban governance unless it is centred on the rule of law.

Despite apprehensions from parents, more students step inside a classroom for the first time in nearly 18 months.

The law took effect in Texas at midnight in what advocates say is a major backslide in abortion access rights.

With electricity becoming a scarce commodity, thousands of well-off Lebanese rush to alternative energy.

Experts say both could benefit economically and geopolitically if they follow up on pledges towards normalisation.

Najla al-Mangoush says the government is doing everything in its power to hold the vote but challenges persist.

New lab analysis shows Guinean woman who previously tested positive for virus did not have Ebola, UN health agency says.

While dozens of truckloads of construction materials were allowed in, critics say they are not nearly enough.

The move, which will help part-time drivers who lack access to most benefits, may curry favour with Beijing.

Healthcare workers demand better wages and benefits as rising COVID-19 infections strain Philippine hospitals.

Of the nearly 120 million shots administered in the past three weeks, about 70 percent were in villages.

Palestinian security forces are afraid to go into Jenin refugee camp and have increasingly been unable to control it.

Before Afghan government collapsed on August 15, the US president pressed his Afghan counterpart to ‘change perception’.

Danny Fenster's family say they believe the journalist has contracted COVID-19 in Myanmar prison.

Women in ethnic minority communities are most likely to suffer the economic and social disadvantages that this brings.

Court sentences seven activists and former legislators to jail over an unauthorised rally in October 2019.

Riyadh has told international firms to put their MidEast hubs there by the start of 2024 or risk losing out on business.

The Stream looks at what life is like for ordinary Afghans in the wake of the chaotic US withdrawal.

At least 30 percent of tree species are at risk of extinction, while hundreds are on the brink of being wiped out.

Federal gov't agencies have been told to cut back energy consumption by 20 percent, electricity prices are being hiked.

Island nation's drive to become the world's first 100 percent organic food producer threatens the prized tea industry.

Louisiana’s biggest city is facing most extensive US outage since February, no word on when lights will come on.

EPIC report says more than 480 million Indians endure significantly high pollution levels.

Chinese students return to school with new textbooks peppered with 'Xi Jingping thought'.

Envoy travels to Doha for talks with Taliban on safe passage for remaining British nationals and allies in Afghanistan.