Israel-UN spat intensifies after Secretary General says Hamas attacks 'did not happen in a vacuum'

UN says fuel shortages will halt Gaza aid operations by the end of Wednesday

Liberia presidential election heads for run-off vote

'Fundamental rethink': Investors dump China shares despite new efforts to shore up the economy

82-year-old Korean man has heart attack after choking on 'live octopus' dish

1,000 cats rescued in China from being slaughtered and sold as pork, mutton

China removes Defense Minister Li Shangfu after two-month disappearance

Nigeria escapes $11 billion bill after landmark UK court ruling over failed gas project

Nigeria's paramilitary raids birthday party, arrests 76 gay people

Two elderly hostages freed by Hamas, but families ache for others held

2,000 children killed in Gaza, aid group says, as doctors warn fuel shortage is a death sentence

Washington state senator arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun through airport