The fear many Afghans have of Taliban rule has been vividly captured in a photograph taken from inside a US military flight out of Kabul.

The Taliban has declared an "amnesty" across Afghanistan and urged women to join the government following a day of chaos that saw citizens descend on the airport en masse in a bid to flee their rule.

The situation at Kabul airport is "stabilising", Dominic Raab has said, after crowds rushed to flee the city.

An animal handler at a Utah reptile centre came close to losing a hand after being attacked by an alligator during a children's party.

Bob Dylan has been accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in the 1960s.

A Japanese publisher who popularized the sudoku puzzle has died aged 69.

The number of job vacancies has topped 1 million for the first time on record as the economy recovers from the pandemic, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

As soon as the Taliban made their move on Kabul, as soon as their fighters started to appear on the streets, it was clear those most scared of their arrival would try to escape. With the city completely surrounded, the airport was the only place to g...

Prince Harry has encouraged military veterans to "offer support for one another" amid the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin is suing the US government after NASA awarded a lunar lander contract to rival SpaceX.