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Israeli foreign minister vows military occupation of Gaza Strip as airstrikes target Hamas 'terror' sites.

A keeper at La Teste-de-Buch zoo in France savagely beat ostrich to death with shovel and tried to frame 38-year-old pony.

A collision between two Ryanair jets sheared off the wing tip of one plane, with terrified passengers hearing a 'loud crash'

National Disaster Response Force struggling to clear rubble to rescue trapped people.

Police hunting suspect who attacked fellow England fan during World Cup match in Sao Paulo.

A toddler was killed at an Italian ice-cream shop when a heavy metal security door fell on her.

Health officials say 98 people required medical attention during round of 16 knockout match in Belo Horizonte.

State television says army has taken control of governor's headquarters and other government buildings in Tikrit.

Two people still missing after 50-year-old building crumbles in Indian capital.

King Abdullah orders 'all necessary measures' to protect Saudi Arabia from terrorist group.

Conlon was one of Guildford Four wrongly convicted of IRA bombings in 1974.

IBTimes UK heads into the Golan Heights and finds that harmonious, prosperous communities are flourishing despite the turmoil.

British Muslims will get only five hours between Suhour (the meal before dawn) and Iftar (the meal after sunset).

Around 20,000 people will take part in the Pride parade through central London today.

Explosion in northeastern Nigerian city of Bauchi, the region targeted by Boko Haram, kills ten and wounds 14 others.

Turkish ruling party makes landmark policy shift and is now ready to accept independent Kurdish state following Iraq crisis.

Vera Katz, researcher at the University of Sarajevo, assesses the legacy of Franz Ferdinand's killer.

Fierce fighting between Shiite and Sunni forces rages in Iraq on eve of Ramadan.

Online auction website eBay has declined to sell a Mercedes previously owned by Nazi general Herman Goering, on the grounds that it is offensive.

'I would rather be in prison,' Eritrean migrant tells IBTimes UK from the Holot detention centre in the Negev desert.

Investigators believe that four different flight plans, three to Australia, were plotted by someone on missing flight.

White House says US will no longer produce or acquire anti-personnel landmines or replace its stockpiles.

Man shot dead in Syria's Aleppo province for alleged extortion at checkpoints.

Gemelli hospital visit in Rome cancelled for 'sudden indisposition' but Vatican plays down health fears.

Mother-of-two found dead while wearing earphones with burns on ears and chest after faulty phone charger sent high-voltage electrical pulse through her body.

Manned and unmanned reconnaissance jets fly over Iraqi capital following deployment of US advisers.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko hopes peace will prevail in eastern region as Kiev extends truce by 72 hours.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand's death set chain of events in motion that led to outbreak of war.

Two people jump to their deaths each month at the world famous landmark.