Israel and Palestinian factions accept a fresh 72-hour ceasefire in Gaza, clearing the way for more talks in Egypt.

An Australian couple have denied abandoning a baby born with Down's syndrome to a surrogate in Thailand.

Voting ends in Turkey first direct presidential election, as Mark Lowen reports.

Cuba will build its first new Roman Catholic place of worship since the Marxist revolution of 1959.

There are fears the talks in Cairo, aimed at securing a long-lasting ceasefire in Gaza, could break down completely.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said he is ready to consider allowing humanitarian assistance into the rebel-held area of eastern Ukraine.

A nine-year-old boy from Florida has been speaking about the moment he fought off a nine-foot-long alligator with his bare hands.

A Greenpeace ship impounded by Russia has returned to the Netherlands almost a year after it was stormed by Russian security forces.

How football can help improve the life expectancy of socially disadvantaged groups.

Turkey's first direct presidential election is set for Sunday.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared the outbreak of Ebola "a national emergency" and approved more than $11m (£6.5m) in funding to help contain it.

Violence continues in Gaza after the end of a three-day ceasefire.

The mayor of Nagasaki has urged the Japanese government to heed mounting public concern over its decision to give the military greater freedom to act.

The US carry out airstrikes in an attempt to stem the advance of the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and help the Yazidi people.

A music in Argentina teacher has made his first public appearance since finding out he is the grandson of a prominent human rights campaigner.

Alastair Leithead visits the San Diego research centre where a serum used on two US Ebola patients was developed.

Israel launches air strikes into Gaza after Palestinian rockets are fired at the end of a three-day truce.

The United States has launched two additional air strikes on Islamist militants in Iraq, who are targeting Kurdish forces defending the northern city of Irbil.

Afghan presidential rivals, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani, agree to form a united government. after months of feuding.

Sixty years ago, Amir Mehdi was betrayed by his Italian companions and denied glory at the summit of Pakistan's K2 mountain.