Palestinians take part in a rally in support of the armed Palestinian factions, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip
Palestinians take part in a rally in support of the armed Palestinian factions, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip August 12, 2014. Talks to end a month-long war between Israel and Gaza militants are "difficult", Palestinian delegates said on Tuesday, while an Israeli official said no progress had been made so far.As a 72-hour ceasefire held for a second day, Palestinian negotiators. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A Palestinian boy wearing a Qassam brigades headband takes part in a rally in support of the armed Palestinian factions, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip
A Palestinian boy wearing a Qassam brigades headband takes part in a rally in support of the armed Palestinian factions, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip August 12, 2014. Talks to end a month-long war between Israel and Gaza militants are "difficult", Palestinian delegates said on Tuesday, while an Israeli official said no progress had been made so far.As a 72-hour ceasefire held for a second day, Palestinian negotiators. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
An unnamed female Sri Lankan baby leopard is seen in a zoo in Maubeuge
An unnamed female Sri Lankan baby leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) is seen in a zoo in Maubeuge August 12, 2014. The Sri Lankan leopard, reported as an endangered animal species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, was born on July 1, according to the zoo media office. REUTERS/Yves Herman (FRANCE - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
Saudi king congratulates new Iraqi PM-designate - SPA
IRAQ-SECURITY/SAUDI (URGENT):Saudi king congratulates new Iraqi PM-designate - SPA
An unnamed female Sri Lankan baby leopard is seen in a zoo in Maubeuge
An unnamed female Sri Lankan baby leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) is seen in a zoo in Maubeuge August 12, 2014. The Sri Lankan leopard, reported as an endangered animal species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, was born on July 1, according to the zoo media office. REUTERS/Yves Herman (FRANCE - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
Germany open to sending military aid to Iraqi government
IRAQ-SECURITY/GERMANY:Germany open to sending military aid to Iraqi government
Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar town, ride on a truck as they make their way towards the Syrian border
Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar town, ride on a truck as they make their way towards the Syrian border, on the outskirts of Sinjar mountain, near the Syrian border town of Elierbeh of Al-Hasakah Governorate August 11, 2014. Islamic State militants have killed at least 500 members of Iraq's Yazidi ethnic minority during their offensive in the north, Iraq's human rights minister told Reuters on Sunday. The Islamic State, which has declared a caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria, has prompted tens of thousands of Yazidis and Christians to flee for their lives during their push to within a 30-minute drive of the Kurdish regional capital Arbil. Picture taken August 11, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS SOCIETY)
Senior Matron Breda Athan demonstrates putting on the protective suit which would be used if it becomes necessary to treat patients suffering from Ebola, at The Royal Free Hospital in London
Senior Matron Breda Athan demonstrates putting on the protective suit, as she poses for the cameras, which would be used if it becomes necessary to treat patients suffering from Ebola, at The Royal Free Hospital in London August 12, 2014. Athan was photographed in a high level isolation unit in the High Secure Infectious Disease Unit, where any potential Ebola patients would be treated. It is ethical to offer unproven drugs or vaccines to people infected or at risk in West Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak, a World Health Organization panel of medical ethics experts ruled on Tuesday, but cautioned supplies will be limited. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)
Gambia postpones UN torture rapporteur visit, puts EU aid at risk
EU says 'seriously concerned' about Gambia human rights after UN officials' visit put off at last minute
Iraqi Kurdistan's leader says supports Iraq's new leader Abadi
IRAQ-SECURITY/BIDEN-BARZANI (URGENT):Iraqi Kurdistan's leader says supports Iraq's new leader Abadi