Qari Yusouf Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, immediately claimed responsibility for the attack saying it occurred in the southern Kandahar province.

Reggie Bird, 44, has shared heartbreaking images of her nine-year-old son Lucas' battle with cystic fibrosis.

Jo Ferguson died in hospital on April 8 from serious health problems including liver and kidney failure, both stemming from years of much publicised alcohol abuse.

Councilman Víctor Darío Hauy was charged with resisting arrest and violating a quarantine order after he was arrested twice Sunday in Argentina for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner shares a heartbreaking snap of her daughter Lahela, 6, appearing sad and alienated at school in Lebanon, posting the photo on Facebook on Tuesday.

Aaron Paul stars on the futuristic series Westworld. 

They've gone head-to-head several times on the most explosive season of The Voice Australia yet. 

The days of Paul Jubb having to forego his Wimbledon prize money are over, now that he is formally leaving college in America to turn professional.

Neil Ferguson, who advised Boris Johnson to introduce lockdown measures to combat coronavirus, has resigned after his married lover travelled across London to meet him twice.

The 35-year-old mother-of-three was found dead at her home in Adelaide at about 12.30pm Thursday.

Photographer Christopher Bobyn of Nine, BBC News Scotland was granted exclusive access to the NHS ICU at Hairmyres hospital, in East Kilbride Scotland over a period of 12 hours.

BBC viewers were shown heartbreaking images of gibbons in tiny cages on Primates. It focused on trade in Malaysia, where the capture of gibbons is decimating the wild population.

The injury happened while the 22-year-old Serbia international was training at home on Thursday. The injury is bound to rule him out of La Liga's Operation Return.

Perth-based Linear Clinical Research will trial a 'ground-breaking' potential vaccine being developed to help the body produce antibodies to fight the coronavirus.

Erika Zak lost her battle with colon cancer, even when a much-needed liver transplant had just come through to try and save her life. Her death came after she spent the last five years battling the cancer.

McGuire lost his cool with Channel Nine sports journalist Tony Jones on Wednesday night when he was grilled about whether cash-strapped AFL club members would be offered refunds.

The 25-year-old crashed into four parked cars in Middle Park in Melbourne on Thursday night, has also stepped down from his position as vice captain for the Western Bulldogs.

The images were reportedly taken at the Sydney home of Penrith Panthers halfback Nathan Cleary on Anzac Day after the women had shown up on their way to get an Uber.

Benik Afobe has opened up on having to bury his baby daughter last year after kissing her goodbye, and the outpouring of love his family has received since the tragic event.

Kean, the Italy Under-21 striker, was discovered to have had a party at his apartment in Cheshire last weekend. He uploaded footage of the gathering, featuring several women.

According to the CEO, Reddit will now impugn users who are found to frequently promote offending content by upvoting (Reddits version of a 'like' on Instagram or Facebook).

The Premier League's biggest clubs face a further financial headache and the risk of breaking sponsorship agreements over the cancellation of this summer's pre-season tours.

The Premier League's biggest clubs face a further financial headache and the risk of breaking sponsorship agreements over the cancellation of this summer's pre-season tours.

The Sun reported that the 29-year-old had flouted Government guidelines just weeks after he apologised for holding a sex party with two escorts. Walker released a statement on social media.

Walker was spotted travelling from Cheshire to Yorkshire, where his sister was celebrating her birthday, before then briefly moving on to his parents' house nearby.

Tulir, a Chennai-based NGO has been doing pioneering work in bringing to attention the widespread sexual abuse of children -- as high as 42 per cent in one Chennai survey. In 2006, Tulir was honoured with an International Award. Ambujam Anantharaman has more.

It is often believed that coal-based power plants near the coast, by virtue of their proximity to the sea, do not create any pressure on water resources. Shripad Dharmadhikary’s visit to Krishnapattanam in Andhra Pradesh and parts of Tamil Nadu exposes the fallacy in that.

Without an iota of public debate and due process, Gujarat had increased allocation of Narmada waters for industry five fold last year, eating into the share of drought affected villages. The Comptroller and Auditor General reported this in 2007, finding it untenable. Himanshu Upadhyaya has more.

A recent ruling by the Bombay High Court on a case of sexual harassment against a private sector company offers encouragement for women are afraid to talk about the problem. Kalpana Sharma has more.

Sportspersons took to social media to offer condolences to the families of those affected in the Vizag gas leak tragedy and prayed for the recovery of those in the hospitals.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen got his maiden pole position with record-breaking speed in a closely-fought qualifying session at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton visited the New South Wales countryside to see the devastation due to months-long bushfires.

The leaders are apparently trying to cash in on the Covid-19 situation in a bid to impress chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy through distribution of essential articles​ ahead of a cabinet expansion.

U.S. cable firms are in for pain even after the pandemic starts to fade. Sports rights to air football games and other matchups are expected to soar and so will monthly bills. Jennifer Saba explains why non-sports lovers will choose Netflix and Disney+ and ditch their cable.

Like diseases in the past, the pandemic will change intimacy patterns. Covid-19 will make it harder for lovers to swipe right on platforms like $22 bln Match Group’s Tinder with peace of mind. But more engagement, if fewer hookups, may benefit the model, argues Dasha Afanasieva.

Paris and the Netherlands are lending their respective parts of Air France-KLM up to 11 bln euros. The tricky bailout exposes the frailty of the 2004 merger. Ed Cropley reveals how other operators, including Germany’s Lufthansa and Britain’s IAG, could fly into similar problems.

The coronavirus has helped make Big Tech too big to fail. Before the pandemic, political pressure in D.C. and Brussels was mounting on Silicon Valley giants like Facebook. Gina Chon explains how their size has been an asset in a crisis, which will mute arguments to break them up.

North Korea’s portly dictator has dropped out of sight. Concern is rampant: Is he sick with coronavirus? In a coma? Dead? Whatever his condition, Pete Sweeney discusses the country’s succession problem and its implications for the region.

Goldman Sachs shareholders gave lukewarm approval for CEO David Solomon’s $27.5 mln package. It’s similar to what his peers get, and most of it doesn’t come for at least a year. Still, in a time of economic crisis, eight-digit rewards attract extra scrutiny, John Foley suggests.

Shares in Europe’s top banks have plunged as investors fret about a surge in bad debts. Yet most lenders’ capital buffers can absorb a spike three times as bad as the 2009 average. As Liam Proud explains, that makes taxpayer bailouts and widespread equity hikes unlikely.

U.S. billionaire John Malone may merge his Virgin Media broadband outfit with mobile operator O2. A joint venture could see Spain’s Telefonica, O2’s indebted parent, pocketing over 4 billion pounds. Ed Cropley explains how this might mean a lonelier future for rival Vodafone.

Could President Trump refuse to pay back the $1.1 trln the U.S. owes to China? While markets would hate the idea, it’s theoretically possible thanks to broad powers designed for times of emergency. John Foley explains how this dangerous weapon could be used if push came to shove.

Kingsoft Cloud will debut on Nasdaq, testing appetite for Chinese shares a month after the Luckin Coffee scandal. Data demand is booming in China amid Covid-19, and Kingsoft is a strong rival to market leader Alibaba. Robyn Mak explains why New York might like this listing.

U.S. cable firms are in for pain even after the pandemic starts to fade. Sports rights to air football games and other matchups are expected to soar and so will monthly bills. Jennifer Saba explains why non-sports lovers will choose Netflix and Disney+ and ditch their cable.

Like diseases in the past, the pandemic will change intimacy patterns. Covid-19 will make it harder for lovers to swipe right on platforms like $22 bln Match Group’s Tinder with peace of mind. But more engagement, if fewer hookups, may benefit the model, argues Dasha Afanasieva.

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.

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In what has become a heartbreaking routine—employed during the Paris attacks of 2015, as well as after recent terrorist attacks in such places as Belgium and Istanbul — people shared emotional memes in solidarity with the city of Nice, where 84 people were killed by a truck driver barrelling into the crowd on the Promenade des Anglais.

Using the hashtags #PrayForNice or #JeSuisNice, people expressed solidarity over the deaths of at least 84 people, which French President Francois Hollande says was caused by an act of terrorism.

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