Gaza City And Israel's Eshkol Hit By Deadly Blasts -- BBC
Gaza and southern Israel have seen an upsurge in violence despite a plea by the UN secretary general for a cessation of hostilities.
Explosions in Gaza City reportedly killed 10 people, including children.
Israel confirmed five of its soldiers died on Monday - one inside Gaza and four in a mortar attack along the border. Five Hamas militants were also killed inside Israel, officials said.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warned of a "prolonged" Israeli campaign in Gaza.
"We will continue to act aggressively and responsibly until the mission is completed to protect our citizens, soldiers and children," Mr Netanyahu said.
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MIDDLE EAST
Gaza City and Israel's Eshkol hit by deadly blasts.
Israel must prepare for protracted Gaza campaign: Netanyahu.
Gaza: Uneasy calm after UN ceasefire call. U.N. Security Council demands humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza. Gaza fighting abates as diplomatic tension flares.
Iran General: We will hunt down Israelis house to house.
Turkish flotilla group vows new Gaza cruise, this time with military escort.
Syrian casualties surge as jihadis consolidate.
Syrian army retakes gas field from fighters.
Syria's Assad prays as his troops suffer high toll. Assad in Eid appearance as violence rages.
Police find 15 corpses in Baghdad in bloody start to Muslim Eid holiday.
Emirates to stop flying over Iraq after MH17 disaster.
ASIA
North Korea confirms latest missile test; Kim Jong Un presided.
Taliban winning Afghanistan war, claims Mullah Mohammed Omar.
Afghan vote audit stalls amid daily arguments.
Afghanistan may have lost track of more than 200,000 weapons.
Islamist militants accused of ambush in Philippines. Abu Sayyaf gunmen kill 21 Filipinos in road attack.
Thai soldier among four killed in clash in Muslim south.
North Korea Threatens Nuclear Strike on White House and Pentagon.
Aqunio urges support as scandal threatens to hurt Philippine economy.
Pakistan mob kills woman, girls, over 'blasphemous' Facebook post.
AFRICA
Nigeria city hit by twin suicide blasts.
Rape stands out starkly in S. Sudan war known for brutality.
Libya now nation at risk with weak U.S. influence; embassy closes as chaos grows.
Libya warns of 'humanitarian disaster' over fuel fire.
Libya: western countries urge citizens to leave as civil war intensifies.
Nigeria's Boko Haram targets top leaders at home and abroad. Cameroon reviewing military strategy after Boko Haram attacks.
Air Algerie AH5017: Hollande vows to bring bodies to France.
Ebola forces Liberia to shut border crossings. Nigeria isolates Lagos hospital where Ebola victim died.
Robert Mugabe’s wife Grace sparks succession speculation with move into politics.
EUROPE
British tanks join Poland exercises to reassure allies against Putin.
West agrees wider Russia sanctions as Kiev says forces near crash site.
MH17 crash: Dutch PM rules out military mission to secure site.
New EU sanctions against Russia could be applied within days, No 10 signals. Lavrov says Russia will not respond in kind to Western sanctions.
Fitch affirms BBB rating for Russia, outlook negative.
UK economy back at pre-crisis level.
Russia should not be deprived of right to host 2018 World Cup - Cameron.
Pope Francis apologizes for persecution of Pentecostals.
Georgian prosecutors charge ex-president Saakashvili.
Thousands ignore ban in Paris to protest Israeli offensive in Gaza.
France offers asylum to Iraqi Christians. France offers asylum to Mosul's Christians.
Costa Concordia wreck enters Genoa port for scrapping.
AMERICAS
US fuming over Israeli criticism of Kerry.
U.S. surveillance programs threaten freedom of press, report says.
Mexico arrests 32 policemen for alleged organised crime ties.
Argentina sending team to New York for last-minute debt talks. Argentina braced for sovereign debt default.
Illegals demand representation in White House meetings.
Japanese PM opens LatAm tour with Mexico energy deals.
Brazilian central bank frees up $13bn to boost economy. Economy in gutter, Brazil more expensive than Europe.
Thousands of Argentine football fans stay on in Brazil after World Cup defeat to avoid economic worries back home.
Aruba frees Venezuelan official Hugo Carvajal wanted by US. U.S. official: Venezuela threatened Aruba, Netherlands to force release of spy chief.
Two California wildfires destroy 10 homes.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Libya is paying for legal defense of al Qaeda suspect al-Liby: filings.
Islamic State militants open office for potential wives - monitor.
Islamic State destroys tombs, mosques in Mosul.
ISIS’s black flags are flying in Europe.
ISIS: Rapid transformation from militia to state (Commentary).
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Obama could curb corporate 'inversions' on his own: ex-U.S. official.
Lloyds Bank fined $370 million for rigging Libor interest rates.
Court orders Russia to pay $50bn to Yukos shareholders.
Zillow buys Trulia for $3.5 billion.
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