A Taliban assault on an airport in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar has killed 37 people.

US soldiers and airmen who killed dozens of civilians in a strike on an Afghan hospital violated the rules of engagement and have been suspended as they await disciplinary action, military officials said.

Austria said 71 refugees including a baby girl were found dead in an abandoned freezer truck, while Libya recovered the bodies of 82 migrants washed ashore after their overcrowded boat sank on its way to Europe and scores more were feared dead.

Pakistani air strikes have killed 65 militants in two tribal regions along the Afghan border, the army said.

Greek authorities have started resettling migrants living in tents in a park in Athens.

An Afghan court has overturned the death sentences for four men convicted of taking part in the mob killing of a woman outside a Kabul shrine.

An Afghan policeman has turned his gun on his colleagues at a checkpoint in the south, killing seven policemen, a local official said.

US president Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan yesterday and pledged to bring America’s longest war to a "responsible end" by the end of the year.