Emergency vaccine summit needed to help Africa, says UK's ex-PM Brown
US, British and Italian leaders must hold an emergency summit before the U.N. General Assembly to end vaccine inequality and send more shots to Africa and other low-income nations, former British prime minister Gordon Brown said.
Taliban Says Afghanistan War Over as President Ghani Flees
The Taliban have declared the war in Afghanistan over after its fighters entered the capital, Kabul, and the government collapsed as President Ashraf Ghani had fled the country.
More than 60 countries say Afghans, others must be allowed to leave Afghanistan
More than 60 countries issued a joint statement saying Afghans and international citizens who want to leave Afghanistan must be allowed to depart and added that airports and border crossings must remain open, the US State Department said late on Sunday.
Malaysia Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to Resign Today
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will resign on Monday and pave the way for the country’s protracted political crisis to be resolved
U.N. chief urges Taliban restraint, is concerned about women, girls
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged the Taliban and all other parties to exercise the utmost restraint in order to protect lives and expressed particular concern about the future of women and girls in Afghanistan.
Rescuers race to find Haiti quake survivors as death toll hits 1,297
The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Haiti rose to 1,297 on Sunday as neighboring countries rushed to send aid and rescuers scrambled to find survivors buried beneath the rubble before a tropical storm hits.
Pentagon approves more troops for Kabul as US seeks to secure airport for evacuations
The Pentagon authorized another 1,000 troops to help evacuate US citizens and Afghans who worked for them from Kabul as the US government said it would assume air traffic control to facilitate the departure of thousands of Americans.
Japan Marks 76th Anniversary of WWII Surrender Amid COVID 19 Pandemic
Japan on Sunday commemorated the 76th anniversary of its surrender in World War II, scaling back a memorial service to mourn the war dead for the second year in a row due to the coronavirus pandemic
World News in Brief: August 15
Taliban insurgents entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Sunday, an interior ministry official said, as the United States evacuated diplomats from its embassy by helicopter. The senior official told Reuters the Taliban were coming in "from all sides" but gave no further details.
Young Chinese Turn to Artificial Intelligence for Online Romance
Xiaoice is the most eligible bachelorette in China. Despite having millions of boyfriends, she is always open to new suitors.She also happens to be an artificial intelligence-driven chat bot.
Australia's New South Wales reports 415 new COVID-19 cases, near record high
New South Wales reported 415 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, down from the previous day's record 466, as Australia's most populous state entered a snap lockdown to control the spread of the Delta variant in regional towns.
Million Urged to Seek Shelter as Floods and Landslides Hit Japan
More than a million people have been urged to seek shelter as torrential rain triggered floods and landslides in western Japan, leaving at least one dead and two missing
