At least five people have died after Hurricane Dorian pounded away at the Bahamas for a day and a half.
Hurricane Dorian came to a catastrophic day-long halt over the north-west Bahamas, flooding the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama with walls of water.
The Taliban has defended a suicide bombing at an international compound in the Afghan capital which killed at least 16 civilians and wounded 119 others, just hours after a US envoy said he had reached a deal “in principle” with the militant group to end America's longest war.
The death toll from a late-night Taliban suicide attack in the Afghan capital has risen to 16 civilians, with 119 other people injured, an official said.
The death toll from a Taliban suicide attack in Kabul late on Monday night has risen to 16 civilians, with another 119 people wounded, an Afghan official said.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said she has never considered tendering her resignation to China over the anti-government protests that have disrupted the city for three months.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she has never tendered her resignation to China over the anti-government protests that have roiled the city for three months.
