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Israel and Palestinians agree to Gaza ceasefire
Terms of indefinite ceasefire – brokered by Egypt – expected to be similar to those agreed at end of 2012 conflict -
BK faces scrutiny over $11bn deal
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Pentagon: Isis has global aspirations
US effort to build an international coalition against Isis advanced, as Britain and six other nations agreed to arm the Kurdish peshmerga -
Court weighs gay marriage bans
Attorneys general in both states trying to reinstate bans that ruled unconstitutional in June, as spectators crowd courtroom -
Detroit resumes water shut-offs
Nearly 45% of city's 173,000 water accounts considered past due with 420 customers due to be denied service Tuesday -
Nato plans east European bases
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UN: global warming 'irreversible'
A 127-page draft report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change describes what can be done about it -
Brooks tries to recoup trial costs
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UAE launches Libya bombing raids
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Girl, 9, shoots and kills gun tutor
Mohave County sheriff said instructor was standing next to the girl when she pulled the trigger on an Uzi -
Florida swimmers bitten by crocodile
Miami pair Alejandro Jimenez and Lisset Rendon become first people to be bitten by American crocodile, wildlife officials say -
Mexico's Nieto seeks migrant reform
Enrique Pena Nieto welcomed to California by Governor Jerry Brown, who highlighted his state's close ties with Mexico -
French PM to reveal new government
Manuel Valls due to announce appointments on Tuesday a day after dissolving the cabinet on François Hollande's orders -
Napa quake hastens warning call
Dianne Feinstein joins renewed calls for quick deployment of quake activity alert system, as used in Mexico and Japan -
Books critic 'regrets' Hadid article
Author issues retraction and admits he made a mistake about architect, who has issued writ for defamation -
Indiana woman charged with feticide
Purvi Patel faces between six and 20 years in prison but critics say 'no woman should be arrested for the outcome of her pregnancy' -
HP to sue UK arm of auditors Deloitte
Firm blames auditors over 'improprieties' in accounts of software firm Autonomy, which it paid $11bn for in 2011 -
UK sex abuse detailed in new report
Report claims police and council agencies failed victims, some of whom were threatened with guns and gang-raped -
Sofia zoo forced to close
Zoo is temporarily shut as experts try to discover why three Indian bison, two yaks and a camel have died -
Plane diverted over seat reclining
Passengers kicked off after man puts lock on seat to stop woman in front reclining it and she throws water over him in fury -
Murdoch 'stuck in the past'
Man who ran News Corp's Australian arm says firm is run along feudal lines and stuck in the past -
Fukushima family win damages
Family of Hamako Watanabe, who fled disaster and later doused herself in petrol, successfully sue Tepco -
UN calls for e-cigarette regulation
Long-awaited WHO report urges restrictions including bans on indoor use, advertising and sales to minors
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