Wedding of Jew, Muslim draws protesters

Israeli police on Sunday blocked more than 200 far-right Israeli protesters from rushing guests at a wedding of a Jewish woman and Muslim man as they shouted "death to the Arabs" in a sign of tensions stoked by the Gaza war.

Economic relations to be Australia's new form of engagement

Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has outlined a new paradigm in Australia's international relations, championing economic diplomacy - a business-oriented soft power push - that she says will drive poverty elimination and overcome geopolitical challenges.

Nepal floods kill 101 as cholera outbreak fears mount

The death toll from landslides and flooding in Nepal has risen to 101 after rescuers found four more bodies, officials said on Monday, as they battled to prevent a cholera outbreak.

Kiev: Rebels kill civilians as talks fail

Ukraine on Monday accused rebels of shelling a convoy of civilians fleeing the war-torn east, leaving "many" dead, as crisis talks to halt months of bloodshed failed to make a breakthrough.

Russia 'may ban car imports' if West applies new sanctions

Russia may tighten retaliatory sanctions against Western nations to include a ban on imports of cars, if the United States and the European Union impose additional sanctions on Moscow, daily newspaper Vedomosti reported on Monday.

Iraqi forces retake control of dam

Iraqi security forces and Kurdish fighters on Monday wrested back control of the country's largest dam from the hands of Islamic militants who captured it less than two weeks ago, an Iraqi army spokesman in Baghdad said.

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Nigerian Ebola patient discharged

Liberia gives experimental vaccine to three African doctors with virus

Aid workers save lives but face increasing danger from attacks

Aid workers rushing to save lives worldwide are increasingly becoming targets for attack, a worrying development for NGOs trying to ease suffering in hostile war zones.

Woman swims to raise fund for MS research

Canadian Taryn Lencoe, 28, swam for 12 hours in the sea on Saturday to raise fund for the fight against the debilitating disease of multiple sclerosis.

Interfaith couples in Pakistan brave threats for forbidden love

Thirteen years ago, among the whirring looms of a garment factory in an eastern Pakistani city, a Muslim woman fell in love with a Christian co-worker.

Islamic State fighters shoot scores of Yazidis

Witnesses say extremists also executed 700 members of tribe in eastern Syria