Kathy Gannon, the AP's news director for Afghanistan and Pakistan, reports that while the Taliban has embraced some change, such as using social media, the militant group is seeking to return to harsh punishments, like executions.
Red hot lava from a volcano that devastated the Spanish island of La Palma has reached the Atlantic Ocean, nine days after it started to flow down the mountains, wrecking buildings and destroying crops.
Ophthalmologist Dr. Patricia Bath had long wanted to join the ranks of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison in the U.S. National Inventors Hall of Fame. But this May, nearly three years after her death, she will be inducted for achievements in eye surgery.
Prince Andrew has acknowledged through his lawyer that he has been served with a lawsuit by a U.S. woman who says he sexually assaulted her, clearing a hurdle that had stalled legal proceedings for several weeks.
The top U.S. military officer told the U.S. Congress on Tuesday that he knew former president Donald Trump wasn't planning to attack China and that it was his job to reassure the Chinese of that fact in the phone calls that have triggered outrage from some lawmakers.
A new documentary about pop star Britney Spears recalls the complicated legal battle the singer faced after her father began controlling her life under a conservatorship set up in 2008, and some of the people who tried to help her break free.
A man who killed five people at a newspaper in Annapolis, Md., was sentenced on Tuesday to more than five life sentences without the possibility of parole.
Britain's transport minister said Tuesday there are "tentative signs" a fuel-supply crisis snarling the country is easing, but it will be a while before the situation returns to normal.
A panel commissioned by the World Health Organization has identified more than 80 alleged cases of sex abuse during the United Nations health agency's response to an Ebola outbreak in Congo, including allegations implicating 20 WHO staff members.
Confirmed deaths from the coronavirus in Russia hit another record at 852 on Tuesday, up from a previous record of 828 on Friday, Russia's state coronavirus task force reported.
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE submitted initial trial data for their COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 5 to 11 to U.S. regulators on Tuesday and said they would make a formal request for emergency use authorization in the coming weeks.
Russia has staged a series of military exercises with its central Asian neighbours that are focused on anti-terrorism operations.
Angela Merkel’s time as chancellor of Germany is coming to a close, leaving the legacy of a strong-willed but enigmatic politician with a poker face and calm exterior that critics and advocates alike say served her well.
