As China woos the Taliban, Uyghurs in Afghanistan fear for their lives
Tuhan's family crossed the border from China's western Xinjiang region to Afghanistan 45 years ago to escape persecution.
Nearly 30% of 138,000 assessed species are facing extinction, group warns
A top international conservation agency warned that 28% of the 138,374 species identified on its "survival watchlist" as being under threat have now been moved to the more dangerous "red list" -- meaning they are at high risk of extinction.
Kabul airport could receive flights in the coming days, Qatari envoy says
A technical team was able to reopen Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport to receive aid Saturday, amid ongoing preparations to prepare the facility for civilian flights, Qatar's Ambassador to Afghanistan Saeed bin Mubarak Al-Khayarin Al-Hajar said in a statement.
Thailand's Prime Minister has survived another no-confidence vote
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and five cabinet ministers comfortably survived a vote of no confidence in parliament on Saturday, as activists planned more protests against the government.
Women stage protest in Taliban-controlled Kabul
A group of Afghan women activists staged a small protest in Taliban-controlled Kabul Friday calling for equal rights and full participation in political life, CNN has confirmed.
ISIS supporter shot dead by New Zealand police after shoppers stabbed in 'terrorist attack'
New Zealand police have shot and killed an ISIS supporter who injured at least six people in a supermarket "terrorist attack" in the Auckland suburb of New Lynn on Friday, authorities say.
The celebrity photographer who refuses to Photoshop movie icons
Celebrity photographer Andy Gotts has snapped numerous stars, from Hollywood titans Al Pacino, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts to promising newcomers like Anya Taylor-Joy and Nathalie Emmanuel. But one picture stands out to him as the most poignant of his career: a portrait of the late Tony Curtis, his face painted with an American flag.
Chaos inside a New Zealand supermarket after shoppers stabbed in 'terrorist attack'
New Zealand police have shot and killed an ISIS supporter who injured at least six people in a supermarket "terrorist attack," authorities say. Eyewitnesses filmed the chaos when the attack was taking place and posted the censored clip on social media with bleeps and blurs added. CNN's Ivan Watson reports.
South Africa will no longer send J&J vaccines to Europe, AU envoy says
An arrangement in which Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines were being shipped from South Africa to Europe has been suspended, African Union (AU) Special Envoy for Covid-19 response, Strive Masiyiwa, has said.