Gaza truce gets off to shaky start Heavy fighting, in which six men were killed and dozens wounded since Saturday, cast further doubt on the Egyptian-mediated truce between Fatah and Hamas.
Landslides kill 76 in Bangladesh At least 76 people were killed when heavy rains triggered landslides in the south-eastern port city of Chittagong on Monday.
Brown in Iraq to 'look & learn' Gordon Brown, Britain's next PM, arrived in Iraq on Monday for a fact-finding visit as he ponders Britain's involvement in the war that has angered voters and led to calls for a speedy pullout.
Thaksin's assets to be seized The Asset Examination Committee (AEC) said on Monday it would seize 21 bank accounts with assets worth 52.9 billion baht ($ 1.53 billion) from ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife.
A schoolgirl cries as she stands on the debris of her home after returning from school to find it flattened, after Jerusalem municipality workers escorted by the Israeli police demolished their house in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Jabel Mukaber on Monday. The home was built ten years ago without municipality construction permission. AFP
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