No end in sight for easing of Gaza crisis

Strike near UN school leaves 10 dead; Ban calls attack 'outrage, criminal act'

Miracle baby dies after Israeli airstrike destroys power plant

When newborn Shaima was delivered from her dead mother's womb after an Israeli airstrike on July 26, she was hailed as a miracle, a rare ray of light on one of Gaza's darkest days.

Death toll mounts in Ukraine, MH17 investigation continues

Brutal fighting between government forces and rebels continued to take a deadly toll on civilians in east Ukraine on Sunday, as international experts once more combed woods and fields at the crash site of the downed Flight MH17.

US doctor with Ebola virus arrives in Atlanta for treatment

A US doctor infected with the Ebola virus in Africa was able to walk from an ambulance into an Atlanta hospital on Saturday after he arrived in the US on a specially equipped plane, officials say.

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Private Smith, a soldier saved by 'royal request'

Saving Private Ryan became a Hollywood classic with its heroic tale of how a World War II soldier was rescued from the front line after losing three of his brothers in action.

WWI aviation lives on at aerodrome

There's still a place where biplanes swoop in pursuit of German triplanes, where pilots in open cockpits let their scarves flutter in the wind.

Sassoon's wartime diaries published online

The war diaries of British poet Siegfried Sassoon have been published online for the first time, with images of early drafts and unpublished material caked with mud from the trenches of World War I.

Loom band fashion craze sweeps globe

For millions of school children they are a must-have fashion accessory. Footballer David Beckham and Britain's Prince William have sported them.

No walk in park for S. Africa game rangers

A game ranger with a rifle slung across his shoulders follows a bush trail through South Africa's Kruger National Park, alert to the slightest sound or movement.

Gaza truce falls apart in hours

International calls for end to fighting continue amid renewed shelling

Rescuers find 10 more bodies in rough seas near Karachi

Rescuers have recovered 10 more bodies in rough seas off Pakistan's biggest city, Karachi, as the search for a group of bathers who drowned earlier this week resumed on Friday, officials said.