The UN brokers a deal on rebuilding in the Gaza Strip, giving roles to the Palestinian Authority and private sector, its top Mid-East envoy says.

A key Ukrainian rebel leader tells the BBC a new law granting self-rule to parts of the east will not sway the demand for independence.

Russian billionaire Vladimir Yevtushenkov is put under house arrest on suspicion of money-laundering, and shares in his company Sistema tumble.

Almost 50 people have been killed by two days of government air strikes in an opposition-held town in central Syria, activists say.

US President Barack Obama is to address troops involved in his new strategy to "degrade and destroy" Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria.

The Ebola outbreak could have a catastrophic economic impact on three West African countries, the World Bank says.

Gunmen attack a government teacher training college in the northern Nigerian city of Kano.

Austria, with its sensitive Alpine regions, has been particularly hard hit by climate change, a major survey says.