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NewsBBCAfghanistan: Girls excluded as Afghan secondary schools reopen
"Everything looks very dark," a schoolgirl tells the BBC as schools reopen for boys but not girls.
EntertainmentAgence-France PresseSpanish film director Mario Camus dies aged 86
Spanish director Mario Camus, whose film about the aftermath of Spain's 1936-39 civil war won the top award at the Berlin film festival, died on Saturday. He was 86.
NewsAgence-France PresseIran leader reasserts ban on sports with Israel
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday reasserted the Islamic republic's longstanding ban on competitive sport with Israelis, and promised support for athletes disciplined by international bodies for respecting it.
SportAgence-France PresseNew Zealand set for departure after Pakistan tour cancellation
New Zealand's cricket squad were preparing to depart Islamabad on Saturday, a day after abandoning their tour of Pakistan over a security alert that left the South Asian nation devastated.
NewsAgence-France PresseIran looks east after China-led bloc OKs entry
Iran on Saturday hailed its acceptance into a China and Russia-led bloc, an eastward turn it sees as opening access to major world markets and a counter to crippling Western sanctions.
SportAgence-France PresseAll Blacks close in on Rugby Championship as Wallabies stun Springboks
New Zealand placed one hand on the Rugby Championship title with a bonus point thrashing of Argentina Saturday while Australia stunned world champions South Africa for a second time.
NewsBBCMigrants in Texas: US 'to fly thousands back to Haiti'
Thousands of migrants are camping under a Texas-Mexico border bridge, in squalid conditions.
SportAgence-France PresseBagnaia takes San Marino MotoGP pole with record lap
Francesco Bagnaia claimed pole for the San Marino MotoGP with a new track record time during Saturday's qualifying as the Italian aims for a second win in as many weeks.
SportAgence-France PresseAll Blacks score five tries to crush Argentina
An under-strength but still ominous New Zealand inflicted a fourth straight Rugby Championship defeat on Argentina Saturday, with the All Blacks cruising to a 36-13 victory in Brisbane.
SportAgence-France PresseQuartararo fastest in final San Marino MotoGP practice
Fabio Quartararo topped the times in Saturday's final practice session ahead of San Marino MotoGP qualifying, pipping Alex Rins with a fastest lap of one minute, 32.197 seconds.
CelebrityYahoo On This DayJimi Hendrix's 'final words' found in poem after his death
Rock legend Jimi Hendrix died 51 years ago on 18 September, 1970. Read more about his 'final words'.
NewsBBCClimate change: Should green campaigners put more pressure on China to slash emissions?
UK activists have protested on the M25, but should they instead be picketing China's embassy?
SportAgence-France PresseRaducanu's grandmother wanted her to quit tennis after Wimbledon health scare
Newly-crowned US Open champion Emma Raducanu's grandmother Niculina Raducanu wanted her to quit tennis so concerned was she about her health after breathing difficulties forced her to retire from her Wimbledon Last 16 match this year.
SportAgence-France PresseFour-try Wallabies inflict back-to-back defeats on Springboks
The Wallabies swept to back-to-back triumphs against the world champions South Africa with a convincing 30-17 win in Brisbane on Saturday.
NewsAgence-France PresseAt least two dead in blasts in Afghanistan's Jalalabad: Taliban
At least two people were killed and up to 20 more wounded in three explosions in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Saturday, a Taliban official said.
NewsAgence-France PresseRussian art trove and its tortured history comes to Paris
The line-up at the Louis Vuitton Foundation's new exhibition in Paris reads like a who's who of artistic giants from the Belle Epoque: Van Gogh, Picasso, Monet, Matisse, Cezanne...
NewsAgence-France PresseNorth Africa virus cases plummeting after summer spike
Weeks after a spike in coronavirus cases overwhelmed intensive care units across North Africa with severe oxygen shortages sparking public anger, case numbers are sharply declining.
NewsAgence-France PresseBeating video puts Bulgaria police violence in spotlight
A series of blows and then blackness: Bulgarian student Evgeni Marchev was taking part in his first demonstration in Sofia when police detained and beat him until he lost consciousness.
NewsAgence-France PresseMerkel party learns to campaign again as election looms
With Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) trailing in the polls ahead of an election next week, grassroots party members are resorting to an activity that had almost become redundant under Angela Merkel: campaigning.
SportAgence-France PresseJoshua promises dream bout with Fury will happen
Anthony Joshua says the mouthwatering heavyweight boxing bout with fellow Briton Tyson Fury will happen preferably in Britain before he hangs up his gloves.
NewsAustralian Associated PressTaliban replace women's govt ministry
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have replaced the women's ministry with an all-male "vice and virtue ministry" tasked with enforcing the group's rigid interpretation of Islam.The move is the latest to harken back to the group's harsh 1990s rule that imposed deep restrictions on women.
NewsBBCGabby Petito: Fiance Brian Laundrie goes missing too
Brian Laundrie, a person of interest in the disappearance of Gabby Petito, has gone missing.
NewsAgence-France PresseGun-toting Taliban mingle with families and kids at Kabul Zoo
Taliban soldiers cradling AK-47s and M16 assault rifles mingle among families at Kabul Zoo, a novelty experience for many of the young fighters from rural Afghanistan.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaDad sues for $1.4 million after teacher gives daughter 'humiliating' haircut
An angry father is suing his daughter's school for cutting her hair without permission in what he claimed was a 'humiliating' ordeal.
NewsAgence-France PresseTelegram messenger blocks Russia opposition bot during vote
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's "Smart Voting" bot has disappeared from the Telegram messenger app following similar moves by Apple and Google on Friday at the start of a three-day parliamentary vote in Russia.
