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Lebanon says Israeli strikes killed women and children in south

At least 11 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday, a move Israel hopes will speed up talks with Lebanon.

More than 4,300 killed in Lebanon since conflict escalated, Health Ministry says

More than 4,300 people have been killed in Lebanon since the country was drawn into the war with Iran, according to the Health Ministry.

Iran Threatens to Target All Infrastructure as US Strikes Escalate in Gulf

The United States has attacked an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf, near Iran's main oil export terminal. Iran is threatening to target "all infrastructure" in the region and is urging Yemen's Houthi movement to be ready to close the vital Red Sea shipping lane.

Palestinian killed in Israeli raid in the West Bank village of al-Yamun

A man was shot dead in an Israeli raid on a house in the village of al-Yamun in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

France reports first Ebola case

The first case of Ebola has been confirmed in France. The patient is a doctor who returned from a mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Over 1,000 Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of the Congo

The number of confirmed Ebola cases has surpassed 1,000. Of those, 254 people have died, according to authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The difficult work of contact tracing continues.

Child killed in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon

The death toll from Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon is rising. Five people, including a child, were killed on Tuesday, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reports.

Eleven killed in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon

Eleven people, including six women and a child, were killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon on Saturday, Lebanon's Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Over 200 Ebola deaths in Congo-Kinshasa as toll rises to 204

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo say the death toll from the ongoing Ebola outbreak has now risen to 204 people.

Ten countries at risk of Ebola epidemic from the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ten more African countries are at risk from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Neighboring Uganda has confirmed three new cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to five.

Hospital in Tebnine, southern Lebanon, hit in Israeli attack

Nine people have been injured in an Israeli attack on Tebnine in southern Lebanon, which also caused damage to a hospital, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said.

At least 19 killed in new Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon

At least 19 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Health Ministry says.

Hezbollah says it hit a military target in northern Israel with a swarm of drones

Lebanon: Death toll rises to 22 after Israeli airstrikes

Hantavirus: More infected - hospital staff quarantined

The hantavirus-stricken cruise ship has left Tenerife after the last passenger was evacuated. A seventh case has been confirmed, and hospital staff in the Netherlands have been quarantined over procedural lapses.

Death toll rises to nine after Israeli attacks in Lebanon

At least nine people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon on Saturday, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

Several dead in Israeli attack on southern Lebanon, at least seven killed in Saksakiyeh

At least seven people, including a child, were killed in an Israeli attack on the town of Saksakiyeh, Lebanon's health ministry said. Extensive Israeli raids on Lebanon on Saturday were met with drone attacks by the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement.

Theory: Birdwatching behind cruise ship hantavirus outbreak

Five cases of hantavirus have been confirmed following an outbreak on board the cruise ship MV Hondius. The infection is believed to have originated at a garbage dump in Argentina, where two passengers had been birdwatching.

Spain turns around, lets virus-stricken cruise ship dock

Spain will allow a virus-stricken cruise ship to dock in the Canary Islands, the Health Ministry said. Three sick passengers suspected of being infected with hantavirus will first be disembarked in Cape Verde before the ship heads north.

After conversation starters, new Israeli attacks in Lebanon

The Israeli military has launched new attacks in Lebanon. The attacks come just hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested talks with Lebanon.

Russian Maria calls plan for increased childbearing pathetic

Russia could face "veritable extinction" if the birth rate doesn't increase, according to President Vladimir Putin. He said women who don't want children should be sent to psychologists to "promote a positive attitude towards motherhood." "Cruel and completely ineffective," says 25-year-old Maria.

At least eight killed in Israeli attacks in southern Gaza

At least eight people, including a 15-year-old boy, were killed in Israeli attacks in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday.

Lebanon: At least nine killed, 50 injured in Israeli attacks

At least nine people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon, the country's health ministry said overnight on Wednesday.

Snus row in Norway - rages over proposal to cap nicotine

A battle is brewing over snus in Norway. The government's proposal to introduce a cap on nicotine content is being met with harsh criticism from the Progress Party.