A Muslim family in the United States is taking action against McDonald's after they claimed staff at the major food giant knowingly served them bacon with their fish burger order.
Next week's Saudi-backed golf series event at Centurion Club in St. Albans, north of London, will have the largest purse in golf history at $25 million - almost double that of any major, with $4 million going to the winner.
The latest evacuation of US nationals from Afghanistan was facilitated by the Taliban in a businesslike and professional manner, the White House said on Thursday.
The charismatic Ahmad Shah Massoud built his name during the 1980s as a brilliant guerrilla commander repelling Soviet forces. By the late 1990s, he was fighting the Taliban - and their Al-Qaeda allies.