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Swimmers defy warnings against swimming during Monsoon season.

UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness sobs after 17 die in Gaza Israeli shelling.

Scientist who discovered Ebola virus Peter Piot says outbreak won't trigger global epidemic.

Tribe believed to have fled Peru due to illegal logging and drug trafficking.

North Korea's own much creepier version of Disneyland has reopened for business

A former Raqqa resident tells us about the pain, agony and humiliation of living under Isis rule.

The First World War was the first conflict captured on camera in colour

Eurostat reveals that eurozone unemployment mildly improved over the last month.

Doctors Without Borders doctor Benjamin Black said patients believed infection caused by magic.

Pentagon allows Israel access to War Reserves Stock Allies-Israel (WRSA-I) emergency weapons.

Australia and New Zealand consider chances of Ebola reaching Oceania region low, but draw up contingency plans.

Russia's consumer watchdog bans Polish fruit, Ukrainian chocolate, eyes McDonald's cheeseburger ban

Disaster in India's Maharashtra state claims 27 lives so far while eight people have been rescued.

Call up of additional reservists takes their number to 86,000 as US reaffirms support for Israel.

Ancestry.co.uk study reveals 3 in 10 descendants of WW1 heroes are unaware of military heritage.

Death and destruction in Shejaia, east Gaza, after Israeli shell hits market place.

El Salvador becomes fifth Latin American country to protest Gaza offensive by recalling ambassador.

YouGov poll finds majority of Britons believe both Hamas and Israel guilty of war crimes.

Angry Mosul residents gather to fight jihadists who destroyed heritage site and evicted Christians.

Only 4% blame Russian pro-separatist rebels in Donetsk, a survey has revealed

German man becomes latest victim of internet craze Cold Water Challenge.

Shayma was delivered after her mother was killed in Israeli airstrike

Swearwords were used by Russia's enemies for the desecration of holy places, Strelkov claims.

IB Times UK asks activists, lobbyists and social media users what the #FreePalestine hashtag means to them.

EU announces extra aid to help Syria relief and recovery effort

Child labour and donkeys employed at a coal mine in Punjab Province, Pakistan.

July 30 is the first annual United Nations day against human trafficking with #igivehope campaign.

Italy donates money to Gaza as conflict enters 23rd day

NYT report reveals governments, mostly European, paid $125m in ransom to free kidnapped hostages.