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.