Sebastian Usher

The move will raise concerns over the role radicalised foreign militants may play in Syria's future.

The curriculum will take on a more Islamic slant, with evolution and Big Bang theory dropped from science.

The kingdom has gone from pariah to potential peacemaker in recent years.

The announcement could make conflict between Israel and the new leadership in Syria more likely.

Palestinian Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal held by Israeli soldiers after attack by settlers, activists say

Dr Mark Perlmutter says doctors are working without soap, antibiotics or x-ray facilities, as Israel has resumed its offensive against Hamas.

Israel has been criticised for giving weapons to a group of "criminals and felons".

Benjamin Netanyahu has been making the argument that Israel faces existential threat if Iran gets a nuclear bomb for many years.

Information on the latest incident is scarce as the internet has been down in Gaza for more than two days.

The UN human rights chief said Israel's "means and methods of warfare" were inflicting "horrifying, unconscionable suffering".