Kabul: Suicide Bombing Kills at Least 40

Attackers drove an ambulance laden with explosives past a police checkpoint into a street.The Taliban have said they carried out the attack. A week ago, Taliban militants killed 22 people in a luxury Kabul hotel. Also, the French authorities are warning of more flooding in Paris after the level of the River Seine continues to rise and a rescue mission has been launched to save two mountaineers who went missing whilst tackling 'Killer Mountain' in Pakistan.

(Image: Afghan man holds wounded child, Kabul Credit: Getty Images)