Cross-border attacks threaten Gaza peace efforts

Israeli airstrikes and shelling killed three Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, medics said, in a third day of renewed fighting that has jeopardized international efforts to achieve a lasting cease-fire in the conflict.

Protest held despite ban

More than 150 Israelis protested in Tel Aviv on Saturday against the Gaza war entering its second month, defying a police ban on the assembly that cited military restrictions on public gatherings in cities within range of rocket fire.

India investigates $155m state bank loan to troubled airline

India's top crime-fighting body is investigating a $155 million loan by a state-run bank to debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines, a police official said on Sunday.

500 Yazidis killed, some buried alive by militants

US president says tackling jihadist insurgency will take more time

Iraq told to build broad-based government

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged all Iraqi leaders on Sunday to form a "broad-based" government that would enable the nation to combat the threat from the Islamic State.

Ukraine says no cease-fire until rebels surrender

A Ukrainian military spokesman on Sunday dismissed a call for a cease-fire by a separatist leader, saying this could only take place once rebels had shown "white flags" and surrendered.

Fatal police shooting of black teen in US sparks fury

The fatal shooting of a black teenager sent hundreds of angry residents out of their apartments in a predominantly black Missouri city in a confrontation with police that lasted several hours. They shouted obscenities and some threats, such as "kill the police", but there were no reports of additional injuries.

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Writer brings back Nixon via Twitter

Admirers say tweets capture former US president's uncanny phrasings

Prince William returning to the skies

Britain's Prince William will get back behind the controls of a helicopter and become an air ambulance pilot, his office announced on Thursday.

Afghan candidates end clash

Election rivals ink deal to inaugurate new president by the end of August

Asian youths fail to land Australian jobs

Zhang Xin is 22 years old, ambitious, outgoing and living the Sydney dream. It's a dream that includes beautiful beaches, blue skies and - as she is a former international student - a dream of work. Any work.