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Rockets fired at Kabul airport in last hours of US withdrawal
Islamic State fighters fire a barrage at evacuation effort.
Reporters slammed for insane Hurricane Ida footage
News reporters are determined to put themselves in the thick of the danger.
Hurricane Ida: Kiwi family 'in the thick of it'
Dean Harvey and his family don't plan to go outside for days.
US airlifts aid to remote Haiti quake areas
The US military has so far delivered more than 120 tonnes of relief assistance.
Children killed in US drone strike in Kabul
The strike targeted Isis bombers bound for Kabul airport, US military says.
Hurricane Ida: Storm strengthens to category 4 as it approaches coast
The hurricane is heading straight towards New Orleans, 16 years after Katrina.
Hurricane Ida blasts ashore in Louisiana
Ida has hit the US coast on the same date Hurricane Katrina struck 16 years ago.
Hurricane Ida strengthens, Louisiana braces for severe blow
Sixteen years to the day since Katrina, Louisiana is again in the path of a hurricane.
US Marine pictured cradling Afghan baby before her death in Kabul terror attack
Last photos of US Marine before her death in Kabul showed her 'doing what she loved'.
US spooks unsure about Covid origins
They believe China's leaders did not know about virus before the start of the pandemic.
US drone strike hits Isis target after Kabul attack
President Joe Biden vowed yesterday to hunt down perpetrators of the attack.
'Psychopath' Bali suitcase killer freed
Heather Mack butchered her mum on holiday in Bali and will soon walk free.
Criticism of Biden grows over 'serious, serious mistake'
Fierce criticism threatens to make the president a political liability for the Democrats.
Covid-19 surge pummels Hawaii and its native population
Native leaders are urging Hawaiians to get vaccinated and wear masks.
Alone in the sky, pilot and fiancee save 17 in Tennessee flood
A daring helicopter pilot rescued 17 people from Tennessee floods in one day.
'Most embarrassing thing': Trump fires up over Kabul attack
Former US President Donald Trump says the Biden administration had "botched the plan".
US expects another 100,000 Covid deaths before December
The United States is in the grip of a fourth wave of infection.
'Desperate, hopeless, terrified': Afghan interpreters left stranded as NZ evacuation mission ends
Source says none of the group of 37 Afghan civilians who helped NZ in Bamiyan got out.
US closing troubled NYC jail where Epstein killed himself
A New York City jail where Jeffrey Epstein was imprisoned is closing down.
California looking to pay drug addicts to stay sober
California's leaders want the state to be the first to pay people to stay sober.
'We will hunt you down': Biden vows revenge in Kabul attack
Joe Biden has pledged to make the terrorists who killed a dozen US troops pay.
Travellers left fuming as passenger sparks cigarette on flight
"This has been banned for a long time. What decade do you live in?"
A stranded interpreter, and the soldiers who would not let go
New York Times: Many Afghans who helped US forces in Afghanistan are now in danger.
Watch: US President Joe Biden speaks after blasts kill at least 60 at Kabul airport
Several US Marines confirmed dead as explosions and gunfire break out in Afghan capital.
Migrant children languish at US shelters as more and more arrive
Biden kept rules barring those seeking asylum at border but exempted kids who cross alone.
'They were bullies': Inside the turbulent origins of the collapsed Florida tower
New York Times: Turmoil emerged from the early days of the towers.
US airline to dock unvaccinated crew pay
Delta Airlines has begun referring to the variant as B.1.617.2, to avoid confusion.
Is Hawaii's Kilauea volcano going to erupt again?
Scientists noticed the ground swelling at the crater at Kilauea's summit.
How Kurt Cobain really felt about the Nevermind album cover
Cobain thought there might be backlash over the cover, so he came up with a solution.
36pc of Tennessee's Covid-19 cases are children
Children now account for more than a third of the state's Covid-19 cases.
Kabul terror threat: Fleeing Kiwis told to stay away from airport
Terror threats as overnight NZDF makes second successful evacuation flight.
'Full horror': Racist killer's death sentence upheld by court
In 2015, Dylann Roof shot nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation.
They still live in the shadow of Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes
New York Times: Female entrepreneurs say they are constantly compared to Elizabeth Holmes.