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Israel has toppled or destroyed five towers and shopping complexes in new tactic against Hamas.

Serb war veterans led by Bratislav Zivkovic allegedly slaughtered Ukrainian soldiers.

Recording appeared to show 'significant' pauses during shooting of black teenager.

Israeli police search for Ultra-orthodox religious student who went missing during hike.

Rain and violent clashes mar final day of Europe's biggest street festival.

A national level shooter has said she was forced to convert to Islam after her marriage.

Dean Street Townhouse guest house raided at dawn.

Woman recovering in hospital after fighting off leopard in North India's Uttarakhand.

One of the African doctors given the experimental Ebola drug has died.

Indian journalist picked up idea from ice bucket challenge to help the hungry.

Best news stories about dogs over the last 12 months to mark Dog Day 2014.

More than 4,500 people gathered on Monday for the funeral of Michael Brown, the black unarmed teenager shot to death by a white police officer.

Karp and Uliana Ulyanov told Russian police they can't remember how disabled son got in fridge

18-year-old Cameron Lancaster drowned in Preston Hill Quarry near Inverkeithing

British humour inflames Americans for appearing to make a feeble joke about the 200th anniversary of British troops burning the White House on August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812.

Edinburgh court hears Rosdeep Adekoya beat her toddler to death then hid his body in suitcase

Most of prison under rioters' control, while some have been taken hostage.

The central African nation has confirmed at least two of the recent 13 deaths was caused by Ebola.

Peru quake follows quake in San Francisco Bay area damaging buildings.

The celebrated director had suffered a stroke five years ago and was living in a care home for elderly entertainers.

The child wears a balaclava as he 'beheads' a blonde doll in an orange suit.

Curtis, who had been held captive for nearly two years, was finally freed with the help of Qatari negotiators.

Provocative display of PoWs timed to coincide with Ukrainian Independence Day celebrations in Kiev

Younes Abaaoud, a 13-year-old from Belgium is believed to have joined his older brother to fight in Syria for Isis.

Michael Pimentel shot dead by suspect he pulled over about graffiti misdemeanour

Agriculture Minister Abdou Labo was arrested on suspicion of involvement with a baby-trafficking ring, according to a spokesman for his political party and legal sources.

UK ambassador to the US says that sophisticated voice recognition technology being used to identify terrorist.

Figures reveal 3,500 immigrants absconded in the UK after failing immigration checks last year.

Reports emerging that rebels have seized control of strategically vital airbase at Tabqa