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The London-based rights group documents evidence, including statements by the Israeli army, showing that the attacks on buildings were "a collective punishment against the people of Gaza".

Luke Somers, a 33-year old journalist, appears at the end of a video released by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, saying that his "life is in danger".

French politicians have voted in favour of calling on the government to recognise Palestine, in a symbolic move that demonstrates growing European impatience with a stalled peace process.

Security and military sources have said that the wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group, was detained in Lebanon 10 days ago, along with their son.

At least 50 IS militants reportedly killed in the northern Syrian town of Kobane, as regime attacks against FSA in Daraa leave at least 21 dead.

Hundreds of angry protesters converged on Tahrir Square in Cairo Saturday after a court dismissed a murder charge against ousted president Hosni Mubarak over the deaths of protesters in 2011.

7 Yemenis and one foreigner freed by special forces in Yemen: US official denies foreigner is American, contradicting earlier claims by a Yemeni government official.

Ban Ki-moon urges Israeli and Palestinian representatives to return to the negotiation table, while EU countries continue to mount pressure on Israel over statehood recognition for Palestine.

Beji Caid Essebsi and Moncef Marzouki look set for the second round of Tunisia's presidential elections, as Sunday's vote count gets underway.

Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel is leaving office as the White House faces pressure following a drubbing in the mid-term elections.