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It comes less than a week after the country suspended more than a million doses due to contamination.

It has addressed tabloid allegations that the late king was involved in covering up a 1980s killing.

The country suffered a devastating Covid spike in April and May but looser pandemic curbs still drove growth.

Millions of homes remain without power across New Orleans and the wider region following Hurricane Ida.

Experts say 17,500 tree species are at risk around the world, including magnolias, oaks and maples.

Former crew of the oil tanker Gulf Sky talk publically for the first time about the ship's disappearance.

A 14-year-old is the latest victim of Marseille's gang war, prompting a key visit from President Macron.

Honey boss Scott Davies says cash flow problems meant though he was profitable he "had no money".

The winning image by Mexican photographer Alejandro Prieto shows a roadrunner at the border wall.

According to an FBI report, black and Asian Americans saw the biggest surges in targeted offences.

Blake Leeper fought to compete with able-bodied athletes, but his blades were deemed too long.

Traffic clogs evacuation routes as residents and tourists flee from the encroaching Caldor Fire.

Staying in Afghanistan was not an option, the US president says, as Taliban militants celebrate.

Joe Biden defends his decision to pull US troops out of Afghanistan before all Americans were evacuated.

Beheshta Arghand, who made headlines when she interviewed the Taliban, has spoken out after fleeing the country.

The foreign secretary says the UK will fight ISIS by all means available - but what does that mean?

Afghanistan evacuee Hossain Rasouli finally gets his chance to compete at the Tokyo Paralympics - and his opponents can't "help but feel joy".

The new menus are designed to reduce the carbon footprint of universities in the German capital.

If Senate Republicans seem conservative now, just wait until next year. The 2022 midterms could usher in a wave of full-spectrum MAGA supporters who would turn the GOP conference an even deeper shade of red — and make the Senate a lot more like the fractious House. In the five states where Republican senators are retiring, the primary election fields to succeed them are crowded with Donald Trump supporters who have made loyalty to the former president a cornerstone of their campaigns. The three top candidates to succeed Sen. Richard Burr in North Carolina have all denounced his vote to convict Trump in his last impeachment trial. In Pennsylvania, the four leading candidates to succeed Sen. Pat Toomey — who, like Burr, was formally rebuked by the state party for his impeachment vote — have embraced Trump’s calls for an “audit” of the state’s presidential election results, to varying degrees. The absolute fealty to Trump is only part of the change this class of candidates would hera...

An unnamed man says the star promised fame in exchange for sex, while a female witness alleges rape.

The sports shoe giant is giving US head office staff this week off after a "traumatic" year.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg says she does not think November's COP26 summit in Glasgow will lead to "much results".

Major General Chris Donahue was last aboard the final flight before the Taliban took Kabul airport.

Cristhian Bahena Rivera was found guilty in May of the 2018 killing that stoked political debate.

A visually impaired athlete from Japan's judo team was hit by one of the e-Palette pods on Thursday.

The US military's last C17 aircraft left Kabul with the ambassador on board early on Tuesday.

The highly polluting fuel has contaminated the atmosphere, water and crops for nearly a century.

The former boss of blood testing company Theranos is accused of fraud and could face years in jail.

Modupe Osunkoya enrolled on her third post-graduate degree because she says there are no jobs at home.

Indigenous Australians say surging infections in remote areas should have been prevented.

Reporting sexual harassment at work is getting easier thanks to new technologies.

Two decades of conflict in Afghanistan shaped the legacies of each of these commanders-in-chief.

For the first time, the Paralympic games will host a Para-Taekwondo competition.

The BBC speaks to Afghans fleeing the Taliban into Pakistan at the Chaman Spin Boldak border.

Top US general reveals last US aircraft took off from Hamid Karzai Airport ahead of deadline for withdrawal.

Gunfire rang out as the BBC's Lyse Doucet reported on US troops' departure from Kabul.

A million people in Louisiana are still are without electricity after a devastating storm hit.

A family comb through rubble for remains of relatives they say were killed by a US drone strike.

An Afghan who had authorisation to fly to the UK speaks to the BBC about his struggle to escape.

Europe could see another 236,000 deaths by December as vaccinations slow, a WHO official predicts.

The mayor wants the French capital to become cleaner in the run-up to the 2024 Olympics.

The strike aimed to stop a suicide bomber, but killed six children and four adults from one family.

Regulators are restricting game-playing for under 18s to an hour on Fridays, weekends and holidays

It was the Palestinian president's first official meeting with a senior Israeli since 2010.

The tower is only 10 years old and questions are being asked about how the fire spread so dramatically.

Armed gang members took hostages as human shields, after a bank robbery in the city of Araçatuba.

Republicans raised the debt ceiling with minimal drama under Donald Trump. Now Democrats are prepared to make them publicly refuse to do the same for Joe Biden. Senate Republicans are digging in deeper and deeper in their resistance to raising the nation's borrowing limit, with 46 of them vowing to oppose an increase this fall that will need at least 10 Republican votes. Yet Democrats still plan to burn their most expedient ticket out of the debt mess, with no intention to shift course and pass an increase along party lines. Their move to pass a budget resolution without tackling the debt ceiling, completed last week, adds a perilous deadline to Democrats' season full of lofty promises on infrastructure and social spending. It's not only the majority party facing a fall challenge, however: Republicans will have to actually block a debt ceiling increase instead of just talking about it. The borrowing fight is perhaps the most immediately consequential drama during a momen...

Avani Lekhara has become the first Indian woman to win a Paralympics gold medal.

Ida makes landfall as a category four hurricane as pilots take us inside the eye of the storm.

The country has fared better than many nations but is seeing more infections than ever before.

Wholesale coffee prices have risen by 50% this year as supplies have been hit around the world.

Officials say she also had other medical issues which could have contributed to her death.

A UN report says the reactor, which can produce plutonium for weapons, has been active since July.

Food prices are rising, the currency's value is falling and investor confidence is shaken.

Indigenous people in south-east Australia are reviving an expression of cultural identity.

Why women are still battling for better jobs in the world's third largest economy.

An Indian court ruled that forced sex with a spouse is not rape. Campaigners say it's time for new laws.

The ancient art of pigeon fancying, popular across Asia, enjoyed a revival during the pandemic.

A "dignified transfer" ceremony takes place at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, to receive their remains.

He'll be remembered for his roles as TV newsman Lou Grant and the lead voice role in Pixar hit Up.

Perry, a legendary singer and music producer, is known for his pioneering experiments with dub.

The strike on a vehicle prevented another suicide bombing by Islamic State, military officials say.

As foreign forces end their 20-year campaign, our world affairs editor considers what has been achieved.

Relatives and friends of Mohammad Niazi and Musa Popal pay tribute after Thursday's blasts.

Amid the ongoing efforts to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, "why we went there in the first place" has been lost, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday morning. "We went there to prevent the Taliban from having a regime that would allow terrorists to reconstitute themselves and hit us here at home. It's been a total success," McConnell told host Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday." "With the continued deployment of 2,500 people, we were in effect keeping a lid on, keeping terrorists from reconstituting and having a light footprint in the country. The policy was working." The United States invaded Afghanistan weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001, toppling the Taliban regime. American forces in 2001 were also in pursuit of Osama bin Laden, the architect of the 9/11 attacks, but he was able to escape to Pakistan; bin Laden was killed there by U.S. Navy SEALS in 2011. McConnell called the decision to withdraw the U.S. f...

Sen. Mitt Romney said Sunday morning that the current situation in Afghanistan is the direct result of decisions made by both the Trump and Biden administrations. "If you focus on what we should do right now, recognize we're in the position we're in right now is because of terrible decisions made by two administrations," the Utah Republican told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union." "One, the Trump administration negotiating directly with the Taliban, getting ready to invite them to Camp David, opening up a prison of 5,000 Taliban and probably ISIS-K individuals and letting them free. We don't know whether some of them were involved in the attack that occurred. These were the decisions that led to what you're seeing and the danger that exists at the airport. This should not have happened." Romney also cited President Joe Biden's decision to close the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. "The reality is, the fact that we...

The attack comes as the United States winds down a historic airlift.

“We are in a period of serious danger given what we are seeing in the intelligence,” Jake Sullivan said.

The safe arrival of Afghanistan's Paralympic athletes in Tokyo sends out "a very strong message of hope", says the International Paralympic Committee.

Afghans land to start a new life in the US as hope dims for those left behind to face the Taliban.

The BBC's Lyse Doucet in Kabul says many people are still desperately trying to leave, as evacuations draw to a close.

He said the international community expects that travel in and out of Afghanistan will not end.

Here are the stories of the American troops killed in last week’s suicide bombing.

Françoise de Souza Oliveira was found guilty of planning the murder with her lover, who confessed.

Brazil's right-wing president is trying to rally support ahead of next year's election.

Agnes Sithole became an unlikely hero after her husband of nearly 50 years tried to sell their home.

A selection of striking images from our readers around the world.

As the insurgents swept through Afghanistan they inherited an arsenal of American-made equipment.

Afghans living in Texas plead for help to save the lives of loved ones left behind in Afghanistan.

People in Afghanistan’s third-largest city, Herat, explain how life has changed in recent weeks.

Ida is forecast to be one of the strongest storms to hit Louisiana in 150 years.

Jennifer McNern lost both her legs and Margaret Yeaman was blinded in separate IRA bomb attacks.

Italian coastguards rescue 539 people from a small fishing boat believed to have set off from Libya.

Soman Noori gives birth to baby girl Havva while flying to Birmingham, with no doctor on board.

The US is still airlifting civilians from Kabul airport but the UK has now ended evacuation flights.

Police believe the woman was posing as a mourner to strip valuables from the recently deceased.

The local branch of Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Kabul’s airport attack, but what threat do they pose?

Some cows are carried by helicopter in a process used by farmers to move the injured ones.

As Strictly prepares to return to our screens next month another South African dancer has joined the professionals.

The desperate messages sent by Afghan politician Shukria Barakzai to a UK MP. as the Taliban tried to hunt her down.

Saba says his family have gone into hiding after the Taliban threatened to kill his nephews.

Jeering crowds force the Canadian prime minister to call off an election campaign event.

The Islamic State group says it carried out Thursday's deadly bombing outside Kabul airport.

A selection of powerful images from all over the globe, taken this week.

A couple who 30 years ago bought an abused chimpanzee are now trying to save a subspecies.

Stories you may have missed this week include Russian army games and a WWII bunker turned into a B&B.

The Taliban maintain a sophisticated financial network and taxation system to generate income.

The US and UK have different timetables for the effort to evacuate people from Afghanistan

British swimmer Dan Pepper says his career was ruined by the ban on intellectual impairment sports at the Paralympics after a cheating scandal in 2000.

Shein said it did not fund nor approve adverts that suggested some ethnic minorities need not apply.

Schools in India have been closed for more than a year, with learning outcomes falling drastically.

"No-one chooses to be a refugee, if any of us were in that position I hope we would get support."

A parole board calls for Sirhan Sirhan's release, but the decision now goes to California's governor.

The US is still evacuating Afghans desperate to leave, despite a credible threat of further attacks.

The office that oversees US spy agencies could not establish how the coronavirus pandemic began.

Hurricane Ida is forecast to strike as a category 3 hurricane, the same as Katrina exactly 16 years ago.

Lt Michael Byrd told NBC that he believes he saved "countless lives" on 6 January.

They say a tiny island off Greenland's coast was discovered by luck during a recent expedition.

The former EU Brexit negotiator says he will take on Emmanuel Macron in the elections next spring.

Tina Tchen is second Time's Up resignation in connection with politician accused of harassing women.

Thousands of people are being evacuated from Kabul airport to the Ramstein Air Base in Germany.

Researchers says despite stroke and clotting risks, Covid vaccines have substantial benefits.

Some 473 million adults have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine so far.

The former officer, accused of torturing a suspect to death, spoke at an unusual press conference.

It will make its flagship fitness bike cheaper as people head back to gyms to exercise.

The award of more than five million Apple shares comes as Mr Cook marks a decade as the firm's boss.

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to end Covid-era protections for renters facing eviction.

The Florida doctor reportedly offered the medical letters for pupils in schools with mask rules.

The students from an Islamic school in Tegina were abducted by gunmen last May.

Joe Biden says the Kabul airlift will go on, after bombings which killed 60, including 13 US troops.

Daniel Dias has won 25 medals for Brazil over the past four Paralympic Games but will be retiring after Tokyo.

Members of the ethnic group say they fear the Taliban takeover could bring China to their doorstep.

Although gay marriage is legal in the US, Indian-American couples struggle to find priests to marry them.

The big chip crunch is really biting now, leaving even the most unexpected industries in crisis.

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

Even before the Taliban gained control, Afghanistan's economy was fragile.

US officials also say there were reports of gunfire following the blast.

A former Royal Marine, who was near to the explosions at Kabul airport, describes being caught in the chaos.

The bombings came hours after warnings to citizens to stay away from the airport, due to an imminent threat.

The jihadist group - set up in 2015 - is blamed for some of the worst atrocities in recent years.

Ron Jeremy has pleaded not guilty to assault allegations from 21 women that span over two decades.