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Afghan family rebuilds far from home after US drone strike
Afghan family rebuilds far from home after US drone strike
by  AFP

The damage inflicted by a United States drone that killed 10 members of Aimal Ahmadi's family in the Afghan capital can still be seen in the courtyard of his home a year after the strike. The 10 family members, including seven children, were near a family car when they were mistakenly targeted by a US drone.

S.Sudan's ex-rebels set to join unified army
S.Sudan's ex-rebels set to join unified army
by  AFP

More than 50,000 fighters including former rebels from rival camps in South Sudan's civil war were set to be integrated into the country's army in a long-overdue graduation ceremony on Tuesday. Many of the new graduates will carry sticks instead of guns at the ceremony, because of a years-long arms embargo imposed by the UN Security Council.

Fighting across southern front as Ukraine wages counter-offensive
Fighting across southern front as Ukraine wages counter-offensive
by  AFP

Intense fighting was raging on Tuesday across the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson occupied by Russia, Kyiv's presidency said, as its troops pressed counter-offensives "in various directions". But much of the attention remained on the counter-offensive in the south.

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