Hours after Hamas announces a ceasefire in Gaza, Palestinian militants resume firing rockets into Israel and Israel rejects the pause.

Israel accepts a UN request for a 24-hour ceasefire in Gaza, but Hamas says it rejects the terms of the truce.

Venezuela's governing United Socialist Party holds its first congress since the death of President Hugo Chavez last year.

The wreck of the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia is about to arrive in Genoa after one of the biggest maritime salvage operations ever staged.

A grave containing at least 400 people is unearthed in the Bolivian city of Potosi, with the remains thought to be those of colonial-era miners.

Israel says it is resuming military operations in Gaza as Hamas militants continue to fire rockets into Israel after rejecting a limited truce.

Dutch experts cancel plans to head to the site of the crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine, citing security concerns.

At least 36 people are killed in clashes between Libyan government troops and Islamist militants in the city of Benghazi, reports say.