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Israel and Palestinian fighters in Gaza exchanged fire Tuesday night and Wednesday morning as ceasefire talks in Egypt broke down. Palestinian authorities reported at least two civilians were killed in the latest round of violence.

Palestinians are warning of renewed violence if Hamas and Israeli officials cannot agree to a deal before Tuesday's midnight truce deadline.

Protesters and police engaged in fresh clashes late Monday in Ferguson, Missouri, amid tensions linked to the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer.

A Malaysian politician has been charged with sedition for accusing the government of helping plot the sodomy conviction against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.

UN peacekeepers outside Ber, north east of Timbuktu, Mali.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre is flanked by Malala Yousafzai (right) and ABC News anchor Amy Robach during an interactive event to mark 500 Days of Action for the MDGs.

The governor of Missouri has ordered the National Guard to the town of Ferguson after a week of sometimes violent protests sparked by the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says his country has resolved the issues it has had with sending humanitarian aid into Ukraine, but said Monday in Berlin that no progress has been made in talks with his German, French and Ukrainian counterparts in securing a cease-fire or finding a political solution to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine.

The United States has expanded its targeted air strikes aimed at Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, as Iraqi security forces push to retake the vital Mosul Dam. The chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee said the air strikes and equipment provided to Kurdish fighters have helped slow the IS advance across Iraq.