Malala Yousafzai: Nobel Laureate to Donate $50,000 Prize Money to Gaza UN Schools Damaged by Israel Pakistani teen and education activist is to donate entire World's Children's Prize winnings to UNRWA schools. Oct 29, 2014 Gaza Crisis
Israel: BDS Movement Scores Victory as SodaStream to Close Controversial Factory in West Bank Settlement Company says decision to relocate plant in settlement 'purely commercial' as part of 'global growth plan'. Oct 29, 2014 Israel
Zambia: Guy Scott Becomes Africa's 'First White Democratic Leader' Cambridge-educated economist replaces incumbent Michael Sata following death in London. Oct 29, 2014
Benjamin Netanyahu Responds to 'Chickens**t PM' Accusation: 'I am Under Attack Because I Defend Israel' Israeli PM issues strong response to US official's 'chickens**t' comments in anonymous interview. Oct 29, 2014 Israel
Isis: 150 Iraqi Peshmerga Fighters Travelling to Syria to Fight Terror Group in Kobani Kurds flying from Erbil airport in Kurdistan to Turkey to travel overland to besieged Syrian-Kurdish city. Oct 28, 2014 Turkey Isis Islamic State ISIL
Israel: Attorney General Requests Explanation for Bus Segregation of Palestinians and Settlers Yehuda Weinstein calls on Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon to explain ban on travel with settlers. Oct 28, 2014 Israel
Isis: Pentagon Says US Air Strike Campaign on Terror Group Costs $8.3m A Day Pentagon revises estimate of air war in Iraq and Syria up to $580m total. Oct 28, 2014 Isis ISIL Islamic State Iraq Syria
Isis: Turkey PM Rejects Criticism for Not Intervening to Protect Kobani Kurds Ahmet Davutoglu says Ankara will only take part in coalition operations if military action taken against Assad regime. Oct 28, 2014 Syria Isis ISIL Islamic State
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin says 1956 Arab Kafr Qasim Massacre was a 'Terrible Crime' Rivlin becomes first Israeli president to attend memorial of the 'Kafr Qasim massacre'. Oct 27, 2014 Israel
Nigeria: Pirate Gangs Step Up Attacks and Kidnappings in Oil-Rich Delta Piracy on the rise in Delta region as three policemen killed and nine people abducted in less than a week. Oct 27, 2014 Nigeria
China's Ruling Communist Party Considers Abolishing Death Penalty for Nine Crimes Smuggling weapons and counterfeiting money included in legal reforms considered by Chinese elite. Oct 27, 2014
Isis: US Military Officials Say Iraqi Ground Offensive Is 'Months Away' Iraqi forces nowhere near capacity to tackle Isis, according to US Central Command Oct 24, 2014 Iraq Islamic State Isis
Palestinian State to be Created 'No Later than November 2017' Says Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat Independent Palestinian state to be created within three years, according to peace negotiator. Oct 24, 2014 Israel
Ebola Outbreak: WHO to Send Experts to Mali to Prepare for Deadly Disease Mali to monitor 43 people who came into contact with 2-year-old girl who contracted disease Oct 24, 2014 Ebola
Jerusalem Attack: Hamas Warn of New 'Palestinian Intifada' in Holy City Islamist militant group say hit-and-run attack a response to the 'Judaization' in Jerusalem of Arab holy places. Oct 23, 2014 Israel
Ottawa Shooting: Gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau Son of Canadian Immigration Chief Canadian government had seized terror suspect's passport despite his mother being an immigration official. Oct 23, 2014 Isis
Moshe Yaalon: Israel Defence Minister Slams Palestinian 'Culture of Jihad' After Jerusalem Attack Right-wing Jewish Home party calls for construction of 'thousands' of Jewish apartments in retaliation. Oct 23, 2014 Israel
Nigeria: Suspected Boko Haram Bomb Blast Kills at Least Five at Bauchi State Bus Station Ceasefire with terror group shows no sign of holding as blast rocks town of Azare in country's north. Oct 23, 2014 Nigeria
Ottawa Shooting: Multiple Gunmen Suspected as Third Shooting Near Rideau Centre Mall Confirmed Shoppers evacuated at shopping mall as reports that as many as five gunmen could be involved in Canada attack. Oct 22, 2014
Egypt: Explosion Outside Cairo University Wounds 10 People Police and civilians hurt in explosion, according to security sources. Oct 22, 2014 Egypt