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Gaza Strip deaths rise as ceasefire fails

Gaza Strip deaths rise as ceasefire fails


Gaza Strip deaths rise as ceasefire fails

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 10:02 AM PDT

Israeli army and Hamas factions exchange fire despite US-UN backed deal, and an Israeli soldier is abducted during efforts to destroy a Hamas tunnel

CIA chief under pressure on Senate spying

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 12:30 PM PDT

Brennan faces calls to resign but White House stands by director after he admitted that his agency spied on intelligence committee members' computers

Expanding Boko Haram now targets Cameroon

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 09:14 AM PDT

Cameroonians had been largely spared, leading regional security officials to believe the country had an informal arrangement with the Islamist group

WHO warns on speed of Ebola contagion

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 08:28 AM PDT

The World Health Organisation says the virus is, in effect, out of control but adds that 'when well managed, an Ebola outbreak can be stopped'

Airlines split over safety of Iraq routes

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 12:43 PM PDT

Conflict prompts US regulators to order carriers to fly higher over country 'due to potentially hazardous situation' after MH17 crash

Christie’s woes show road funds squeeze

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 09:36 AM PDT

Years of short-term fixes are catching up with America's crumbling infrastructure, exacting a political cost from some powerful politicians as well

US adds 209,000 jobs as hiring slows

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 08:55 AM PDT

The unemployment rate nudged up to 6.2% in July but labour growth remained firm, adding to the Fed debate about when to raise interest rates

Modi’s sinking of WTO deal causes confusion

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 08:25 AM PDT

India's prime minister has effectively torpedoed a global trade deal leaving trade specialists and business executives both fuming and confused

Uganda court overturns anti-gay law

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 07:15 AM PDT

Ruling will ease President Yoweri Museveni's meeting next week with US president Barack Obama, part of an unprecedented US-Africa summit

Tide turns as Ukraine forces advance

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 06:58 AM PDT

Government forces have made big advances since Ukrainian servicemen, stopped by an angry crowd near Slavyansk in April, abandoned their APCs

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