World News Briefs -- August 4, 2014 (Evening Edition)

Monday 4 August 2014


Palestinians dig through the rubble of a building searching for bodies after what police said was an Israeli air strike at Shati (Beach) refugee camp in Gaza City August 4, 2014. Credit: REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly



Israel And Hamas Agree To A 72 Hour Ceasefire -- BBC



Israel and Palestinian groups including Hamas have agreed to a 72-hour humanitarian truce in Gaza, officials and Egyptian mediators say.



The ceasefire will start at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT) on Tuesday.



On Monday Israel held its own seven-hour "humanitarian window" in Gaza but then resumed its military operations.



Health officials in Gaza say more than 1,800 Palestinians have been killed in the four-week conflict, which has also claimed 67 Israeli lives.



A Thai national working in Israel was also killed.



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MIDDLE EAST



Israel, Hamas agree to 3-day truce to take effect Tuesday . Israel and Palestinians accept Egyptian-brokered truce, prepare for talks .



Jerusalem rocked by two suspected Palestinian attacks .



Israel's seven-hour Gaza truce ends; violence hits Jerusalem .



Gaza conflict: Israeli partial ceasefire slows violence . Israel declares partial Gaza ceasefire but fighting goes on in Rafah .



Egypt holds Gaza truce talks with Palestinian factions .



Iran says it gave missile technology to Hamas .



Both sides prepare for new Gaza war crimes probe .



Clashes displace residents of Lebanon's Arsal . Lebanese army advances in border battle with Islamists . Thousands flee as Lebanese military battles Syrian militants . Lebanese army says 22 soldiers missing, 14 killed .



Iraq air force to back Kurds fighting Islamists .



Islamic State seizes town of Sinjar, pushing out Kurds and sending Yazidis fleeing . Islamic State grabs Iraqi dam and oilfield in victory over Kurds.



Tunneling through triangle of death, Islamic State aims at Baghdad from south .



Turks abroad show little interest in presidential election .



ASIA



British troops could return to Afghanistan, army chief says .



China says can build what it wants on South China Sea isles .



Karzai rejects claim deputy was involved in vote fraud .



Bomb kills religious leader, guards in northwest Pakistan .



Pakistan diverted US aid to fight India: Ronald Neumann, ex-envoy .



North Korea request UN meeting over military drills .



Scores missing after Bangladesh ferry sinks .



China quake death toll rises to 381, over 1,800 injured – state media . Survivors dug out from China quake that killed 398 .



AFRICA



Egypt army says 11 militants killed in Sinai .



Egypt should consider military action in Libya, says senior statesman .



Up to 10,000 Egyptians stranded at Libya-Tunisia border .



New Libya parliament holds first session in east .



Libya's new parliament opens, militia factions battle on . New Libyan parliament urges unity .



S. Sudan leaders resume talks to end fighting as famine looms . South Sudan peace talks resume in Addis Ababa.



Ebola outbreak: US experts to head to West Africa .



Nigeria Ebola doctor contracts the virus .



Senegal police fire teargas on supporters of ex-president's son .



South Africa detains one of Britain's "most wanted fugitives" .



EUROPE



East Ukraine city dying under siege .



'Ukraine a pretext': Russian FM accuses NATO of using conflict to justify its existence .



Ukraine crisis: Russia boosts air force near border . Russia holds huge military exercises near Ukraine border .



Commemorations on centenary of Britain's entry into WW 1.



Int’l community voices concern over escalating violence in Nagorno-Karabakh . Armenia sees no threat of war with Azerbaijan yet over Karabakh .



EU urges conflicting sides to observe ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh region .



Swiss Economy Minister speaks against anti-Russia sanctions .



UK government reviewing £8bn of arms sales to Israel .



Portugal unveils bank rescue plan .



From omerta to online: Modern mafia bosses break with tradition of generations of secrecy by flaunting wealth and power on Facebook .



Many Russians stranded as tour firm Labirint fails .



AMERICAS



Man being tested at Mount Sinai hospital for possible Ebola virus .



All clear given after security alerts at White House, capitol .



African leaders gather for US summit .



Mexico is weak link to cross-border immigration enforcement .



Colombia probes soldiers' poisoning in Arauca .



USAID programme used young Latin Americans to incite Cuba rebellion .



$7,060,259,674,497.51--Federal debt up $7 trillion under Obama .



James Brady, White House press secretary under Reagan, dies .



TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR



Guantanamo judge refuses to recuse himself in warship bombing trial .



US ‘gravely concerned’ by new ISIS assault .



Islamic extremists impose reign of terror in Iraq .



The foreign fighters crisis .



Taliban commander behind Ghor executions was freed from prison 3 months ago.



Yemen hands over 8 suspected AQAP members to Saudi Arabia .



ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS



McDonalds says China food scandal is hurting sales .



FACTBOX-The effect of Russia sanctions on European businesses .



Australia's Treasury Wines Estates is bid target .



Obama says CEOs should quit complaining: Economist .

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