Israel holds fire; 15 killed at Gaza UN school
Khaleej Times
Khaleej Times
Israeli military declared a four-hour humanitarian ceasefire in parts of Gaza as Palestinian death toll increases to 1284. Israeli tank shells slammed into a crowded UN school sheltering Gazans displaced by fighting on Wednesday, killing 15 and wounding 90 after tearing through the walls of two...
150 Feared Trapped In Landslide In India Village
Business Insider
Business Insider
Map locating Malin village in India's western Maharashtra state A major landslide on Wednesday struck a village in western India following heavy monsoon rains, leaving 150 people feared trapped, a rescue official said. The landslide submerged Malin village in Pune district of Maharashtra state, said...
Ebola outbreak: pan-African airline halts flights to west African countries
The Guardian
The Guardian
Togo-based ASKY suspends flights to and from Liberia and Sierra Leone after death of one of its passengers from ebola Banner in Monrovia, Liberia, warns people to be cautious about the ebola virus. Photograph: Jonathan Paye-Layleh/AP Pan-African airline ASKY has suspended all flights to and from the...
Feathers ruffled as world heritage body questions why Star Wars crew was allowed on Skellig Michael
Belfast Telegraph
Belfast Telegraph
Filming of Star Wars on Skellig Michael has ruffled more feathers than just those of the native puffin population with UNESCO also making inquiries as to who authorised the shoot. Work on day two of filming for Star Wars: Episode VII began early yesterday morning with boats carrying crew to the...
Hamas rules out rapid Gaza truce as Israel steps up bombardment
Ohio
Ohio
JERUSALEM: Hamas’ military chief ruled out a truce in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday until the Islamist group’s demands for an end to the economic embargo of the territory are met. Meanwhile, the Israeli army stepped up its bombardment. Hamas’ armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, can...
Pentagon ‘Lost Track’ Of $626 Million Of Weapons In Afghanistan
The Inquisitr
The Inquisitr
A Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) repot says that the Defense Department information systems designed to track weapons sent to Afghanistan is “full or errors.” The revelations in the report has caused concern that at least some of the firearms have now...
United States Accuses Russia of Violating Cold War Missile Pact
National Journal
National Journal
By Global Security Newswire Staff July 29, 2014 The United States on Monday accused Russia of testing a ground-fired, intermediate-range missile in violation of a Cold War-era arms control pact. Moscow is accused of testing a ground-launched cruise missile with a range prohibited by the 1987...
Inquiry finds 'indications' of organ harvesting in Kosovo conflict
Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo Daily News
By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) - An EU-led inquiry found "compelling indications" that Kosovo Albanian guerrillas extracted body organs from Serb captives during the 1998-99 war and sold them, but the practice was not widespread and there was not enough evidence for a trial, the lead...
The Children of War: A Humanitarian Catastrophe Unfolds in Gaza
Spiegel Online
Spiegel Online
Israel's incursion into the Gaza Strip triggered a bloody war. Brutal images of dead and injured Palestinians have circulated widely, but a cease-fire still appears to be a long way off. Ahmed is hungry. Eyes closed, he clutches his mother's breast and drinks, oblivious to everything around him. He...
China begins corruption inquiry into former security chief Zhou Yongkang
The Guardian
The Guardian
Zhou is most senior Chinese politician to be linked to corruption scandal since Communist party came to power in 1949 Zhou Yongkang has been under virtual house arrest since December. Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/EPA China has begun an investigation into former domestic security chief Zhou...
Russia Hopes Its Experts Will Take Part in MH-17 Crash Investigation – Russia’s UN Envoy
Novosti
Novosti
UNITED NATIONS, July 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia hopes that its experts’ participation in the MH-17 crash investigation in the east of Ukraine will ensure its integrity, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin said on Monday....
Israel warns of prolonged campaign in Gaza war
STL Today
STL Today
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip • Israel’s prime minister warned Monday that the country faced a prolonged campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, as the military urged residents in parts of the embattled territory to evacuate ahead of what appeared to be a broadening of the three-week war. “What is coming...
Russia has violated arms treaty by testing cruise missile: US
The Siasat Daily
The Siasat Daily
July 28: The United States has found that Russia violated a 1987 arms control treaty by testing a ground-launched cruise missile, a senior US official has said, calling the matter "very serious." The finding comes in a 2014 report that concluded Russia was in violation of the Intermediate-Range...
MH17 fallout: US, Europe agree to escalate sanctions on Russia
Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald
Frankfurt, Germany: The United States and Europe put aside their differences and agreed Monday to sharply escalate economic sanctions against Russia in a set of coordinated actions driven by the conclusion that Moscow has taken a more direct role in the war in...
