KABUL: A head-on collision between a minibus and an oil tanker killed nine Afghan football fans and injured 28 others overnight as they headed for Kabul and the final of the country's first premier league, police said Friday

Herat, Afghanistan: Afghan police have arrested four people who allegedly tried to force a woman into prostitution in western Afghanistan and beheaded her when she refused, officials said on Wednesday.

Luxor, Egypt: A teacher in southern Egypt punished two 12-year-old schoolgirls for not wearing the Muslim headscarf by cutting their hair, the father of one girl said Wednesday, in an incident that stokes concerns over personal rights following the rise of Islamist political movements.

London: Women in Britain and US are selling their breast milk online, despite serious concerns that it could be harmful for babies, a media report said.

Beijing: China is giving the public access to a deserted nuclear experiment site where scientists worked day and night more than half a century ago to develop the country's first atomic bomb.

Mahi Par Pass, Afghanistan: Beneath the soaring faces of rock, on a treacherous road flanked by gaping drops, lines of trucks crawled up from the Pakistani border, groaning under impossible loads of house-size metal containers and boxes tottering under tarps.

Bamako, Mali: A teenaged girl received 60 lashes in Timbuktu after Islamist extremists convicted her of speaking to men on the street.

Japanese military officials said they were keeping a close eye on seven Chinese warships spotted in waters off a southern island Tuesday. It was unclear whether the ship movements were related to a territorial dispute that has prompted both countries to show off their maritime muscles.

Roswell, New Mexico: A man fell to Earth from more than 24 miles high Sunday, becoming the first human to break the sound barrier under his own power - with some help from gravity.

London: An 18-year-old university student in Britain fell down a few stairs and died after he drank a whole bottle of rum in 15 minutes during a drinking contest.