Defence Minister Gen Bismillah says districts of Deh Saleh, Bano and Pul-Hesar in Baghlan province had been taken

Thousands throng airport as West tries to ramp up speed of evacuations of its citizens, vulnerable Afghans

We may well hear Taliban's words but we will measure them by their deeds and actions, says EU Commission President

Temperatures at the ice cap almost never lift above freezing, but have now done so three times in less than a decade

'I have seen no question of our credibility from our allies', says Biden

The vast majority of the 894 cases reported across Australia are found in Sydney

The devastating earthquake killed more than 2,000 people

The group sought to present a more moderate face since last week's lightning takeover

Canada says it has evacuated nearly 1,000 vulnerable Afghan nationals to date

Germany and other countries in the Middle East have agreed to temporarily host people evacuated from Kabul