Morning news brief: Taliban ban girls from university entrance exams, bus plunges off cliff in Peru and more

Taliban on Saturday banned female students from taking university entrance exams this year in all public and private universities in Afghanistan. With this, Afgan girls won't be able to take the Kankor test, a test which thousands of high school graduates take this exam each year to continue their education. A bus carrying 60 passengers plunged off a cliff in northwestern Peru, killing at least 24 people on the spot.

Among other news, Memphis police chief announced, on Saturday (January 28) that they will “permanently deactivate” its controversial SCORPION unit, a day after the release of the body camera footage of Tyre Nichols who died after a traffic check descended into a police assault.

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Taliban ban Afghan girls from taking university entrance exams

Taliban on Saturday banned female students from taking university entrance exams this year in all public and private universities in Afghanistan reported the country's local media outlet. Afghanistan's universities need applicants to take the Kankor test. Thousands of high school graduates take this exam each year to continue their education at public, state-run, or private colleges.

24 killed after bus carrying 60 passengers plunges off ‘Devil’s Curve’ in Peru

A bus carrying 60 passengers plunged off a cliff in northwestern Peru, killing at least 24 people on the spot, local media reported. The incident took place on Saturday after it departed from Lima and was en route to Tumbes, on the border with Ecuador.

Memphis police to ‘permanently deactivate’ its SCORPION unit whose officers fatally beat Tyre Nichols

The police chief in the United States’ city of Memphis announced, on Saturday (January 28) that they will “permanently deactivate” its controversial SCORPION unit. This comes a day after the release of the body camera footage of Tyre Nichols who died after a traffic check descended into a police assault on January 7 which has since led to widespread protests across several cities in the country.

Viral video | Kanye West snatches photographer’s phone and throws it away, here's what happened

Kanye West is again in the headlines, and for the wrong reasons. The rapper, who goes by the name Ye, always manages to be in the news for all the controversial things he does. And now, after a few months of silence, the 'Donda' is again the talk of the internet, this time for his rude behaviour.

Iranian journalist Maroufian who interviewed Mahasa Amini's father gets prison term

Iran is continuing with the crackdown on its protesters, the regime has put hundreds under the arbitrary detention, while other people who are the victim of the crackdown is an Iranian journalist who interviewed Mahasa Amini's father last year - Nazila Maroufian.