BRICS Summit: Afghanistan likely to dominate discussions
The COVID-19 pandemic, security and Afghanistan are likely to dominate conversations at this year's virtual summit.
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India evicted 21 people every hour during COVID: Advocacy group
Activists say more than 43,000 homes demolished and about 21 people evicted every hour between March 2020 and July 2021.
North Korea parades military hardware to celebrate founding
North Korea paraded goose-stepping soldiers and military hardware in a celebration of the nation’s 73rd anniversary.
China extends $31m in emergency aid to Afghanistan
Beijing promises grain and three million COVID-19 vaccines as it urges Taliban to cut ties with 'extreme forces'.
‘Tiger on my farm’: India coal hub brings new dangers in villages
With a population of 1.3 billion, India is vulnerable to human-animal conflict as people encroach on wildlife habitats.
Morocco’s ruling party suffers crushing defeat to liberal rivals
Justice and Development Party wins only 12 seats in 395-member parliament while National Rally of Independents wins 97.
Ten dead in fire at temporary COVID hospital in North Macedonia
Officials say flames ripped through modular building because of the amount of plastic.
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un presides over late-night parade
State media showed leader dressed in cream suit waving to troops and spectators from a balcony on Kim Il Sung square.
Ida aftermath: New Orleans lifts curfew as more power restored
Hundreds of thousands remain without electricity outside the southern US city 10 days after hurricane hit Gulf Coast.
Head of new Afghan government calls on ex-officials to return
Speaking to Al Jazeera, acting PM Akhund says Taliban leaders face 'great responsibility and test'.
Several civilians killed in Syrian government attacks in Idlib
Syrian Civil Defence says a medical centre in rebel-held Idlib province was targeted by government shelling.
Smelling blood: Trial of Theranos founder Holmes gets under way
Prosecutors accused Elizabeth Holmes of 'lying and cheating' in their opening statements in the $9bn fraud trial.
COVID cases soar in the Americas as vaccination rates lag: PAHO
The Pan American Health Organization said Americas should prioritise vaccines for pregnant and lactating women.
Taliban must allow departures from Afghanistan, Blinken says
Top US diplomat criticises new Afghan government but says administration's engagement with the Taliban will continue.
Brazil chief justice says top court ‘will not tolerate threats’
Supreme Court leader's comments come amid wave of verbal attacks by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro against court.
ECOWAS suspends Guinea after coup, says it will send mediators
During virtual summit, regional bloc demands return to constitutional order and Alpha Conde's immediate release.
First parents go on trial in US college admissions scandal
The Varsity Blues sting exposed the tawdry underbelly of the US college admissions process.
Pentagon survivors recall horror of 9/11 attack, reflect on war
Twenty-nine people inside the Pentagon were killed when Flight 77 carrying 64 including five hijackers crashed into it.
Bill Gates firm buys Saudi Prince Alwaleed Four Seasons stake
Gates's firm will pay Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal $2.2bn for Four Seasons Holding Co stake.
Indian police raid homes, question four journalists in Kashmir
Journalists say harassment, threats by police increased after India revoked Kashmir’s semi-autonomous status in 2019.