An American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghans acted alone, US officials say, insisting that it was an isolated incident.

At least two civilians and two militants have been killed by Israeli air strikes on Gaza, medics say, as cross-border violence continues.

A fire in a giant tent at a construction site in the Turkish city of Istanbul kills at least 11 workers, officials say.

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One of the government's commissioners examining whether a British Bill of Rights is needed has told BBC One's Sunday Politics show he is resigning.

As many as 47 civilians - many of them women and children - have been found tortured and killed in the embattled Syrian city of Homs, activists say.

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Afghans have run out of patience with foreign troops, the country's MPs warn, after a US soldier kills 16 civilians, sparking reprisal fears.