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Israel has temporarily stopped attacking Gaza to allow aid supplies and fuel to reach the 1.4m residents of the territory, the Israeli military has said.

Russia has cut off all natural gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine as the dispute over supplies and prices continues.

A toddler who went missing during a New Year's Eve party in Brazil has been found alive after spending five days in a forest.

Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze has described his fight against cancer as "hell".

A four-year-old boy has shot his babysitter because he was angry with him for stepping on his foot.

The chances of making measles a disease of the past in Europe by 2010 are declining because of a fall in the number of vaccinations in just five countries, including England and Wales.

Attacks on Jews in Britain and Europe are rising as the violence in Gaza continues.

A judge is considering whether to send Bernard Madoff to jail before his trial even begins after the alleged fraudster was accused of breaching his bail conditions.

Lisa Marie Presley has spoken of her grief over the death of John Travolta's son - and slammed critics who used it to attack the Church of Scientology.

A British tourist reportedly plunged to his death in a paragliding accident in Argentina when he slipped loose from his harness.