Taliban say jail captured and prisoners freed
The Taliban say they have captured a prison in the northern Afghan province of Jawzjan and freed all of the prisoners.
Taliban capture first Afghan regional capital
A city in southwestern Afghanistan has become the first provincial capital to fall to the Taliban since the militants launched a sweeping offensive earlier this year.
Top Afghan media officer assassinated in Kabul
The director of Afghanistan's media and information centre has been assassinated by Taliban militants in the capital, Kabul, GETTY IMAGES
Messi deal 'would have put Barca at risk for 50 years'
The club's all-time leading goalscorer, 34, is leaving because they could not afford to give him a new contract under La Liga's salary limit.
Olympics expels Belarus coaches over athlete removal
Two Belarusian coaches have lost their Olympic accreditations after allegedly attempting to force an athlete to leave the Games in Tokyo. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that Artur Shimak and Yury Maisevich had left the Olympic Village. An investigation is underway.
New Zealand to tour Pakistan for first time in 18 years
New Zealand will tour Pakistan next month for the first time since 2003. The sides will play three one-day internationals and five Twenty20 matches in Rawalpindi and Lahore.
China's Quan, 14, wins women's diving 10m platform gold
China's 14-year-old Quan Hongchan got the better of her 15-year-old team-mate Chen Yuxi with a new world record for Olympic gold in diving's 10m platform.
Iran's new hardline president Ebrahim Raisi to be sworn in
Iran's new president, Ebrahim Raisi, is to be sworn into office, following his election victory in June.
Missing Belarus activist found dead in park
The head of a group helping people flee Belarus has been found dead near his home in neighbouring Ukraine. Vitaly Shishov's body was found hanged in a park in Kyiv, a day after he failed to return from a jog. Police have opened a murder inquiry.
Hurdler Jasmine Camacho-Quinn wins Puerto Rico's first track and field gold
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn won Puerto Rico's first-ever Olympic track and field gold as she cruised to victory in the women's 100m hurdles at Tokyo 2020.
