Afghanistan casualty toll: New BBC report

The BBC has found that an average of 74 men, women and children were killed every day in Afghanistan throughout August; A drug used to treat enlarged prostates could slow the progress of Parkinson's disease. Also: Scientists have identified a new species of amphibian, thought to be the largest on the planet.

(Photo: A wounded man receives treatment in hospital after an attack in Kabul. Credit: Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images)