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Gaza truce holding after shaky start

Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2014, 08:51

A fragile ceasefire extension between Hamas and Israel entered its second day as the two sides in the Gaza conflict ponder Egyptian-mediated efforts to secure a lasting peace.

UN chief urges meeting on nuclear-free Mideast

Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2014, 08:43

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that the failure to hold a conference on establishing a nuclear-weapons-free-zone in the Middle East this year could jeopardize the success of next year`s review of the landmark 1970 agreement aimed at stopping the spread of nuclear arms.

Ebola toll may `vastly underestimate` crisis: WHO

Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2014, 08:42

There is evidence the numbers of dead and sickened by Ebola in West Africa may "vastly underestimate the magnitude of the outbreak," the World Health Organization has said.

Black box of Brazilian candidate`s crashed plane to be inspected

Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2014, 08:40

The black box recovered from a plane crash that killed Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos arrived here Thursday for inspection.

New Yorkers protest after black Missouri teen`s death

Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2014, 08:35

Several hundred people protested in New York against police brutality after the shooting death of a black teenager in Missouri that triggered four nights of angry protests.

UN declares highest level humanitarian emergency for Iraq

Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2014, 08:34

The United Nations has declared its highest level emergency for the crisis in Iraq as humanitarian needs for millions of displaced civilians continue to grow, the UN said Thursday.

IS executes rival Islamists in Syria

Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2014, 08:32

The jihadist Islamic State (IS) has executed nine members of rival Islamic groups in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said Thursday.

Japanese cabinet ministers visit controversial war shrine

Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2014, 08:30

Two Japanese cabinet ministers visited a controversial war shrine in Tokyo on Friday in a move likely to anger China and South Korea, which see it as a symbol of Japan`s militarist past.

Pope Francis meets South Korea ferry disaster relatives at public mass

Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2014, 08:30

Pope Francis met relatives of South Korea`s ferry disaster as 45,000 ecstatic people packed into a sports stadium for a mass on the first papal trip to Asia in 15 years.

US welcomes Iraq PM`s decision to step down

Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2014, 08:28

The United States has welcomed the decision of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to step down in favour of his successor Haider al-Abadi and described it as "another major step forward in uniting" a country which threatens to be torn apart by a jihadist offensive and political infighting.