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Top News Stories Three-day ceasefire holds in Gaza A fresh three-day ceasefire agreed between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza is holding, with a prospect of further talks on a longer-term deal. Iraq thrown into political turmoil Uncertainty about Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki's status throws the country into turmoil, as a court denies naming his coalition as the largest parliament bloc. Gutsy McIlroy battles to win US PGA World number one Rory McIlroy, 25, wins the fourth major of his career after digging deep to edge a gripping US PGA at Valhalla. Ukraine shell blast sparks jailbreak An artillery shell hits a prison in rebel-held Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, sparking a riot in which 106 inmates escape.   Human rights chief barred from Egypt Kenneth Roth, the executive director of Human Rights Watch, and another senior staff member are denied entry to Egypt for "security reasons". Top Videos VIDEO: Models shake up Hungry Ghost festival VIDEO: India lack of toilets 'huge problem' VIDEO: Ugandan experts to help Ebola effort VIDEO: One-minute World News

Magazine Will a Pakistani-Indian kiss be censored? Will Pakistan censor this actress's kiss with an Indian star? Business Australian winemaker in bidding war The world's biggest listed winemaker, Australia's Treasury Wines Estates, receives a second multi-billion-dollar takeover bid. Firms' hiring plans at 16-year high UK firms intend to hire staff at the fastest rate for 16 years, research by the accountancy firm BDO suggests.   Technology 'Sketchy' app sparks racism row A new app called SketchFactor, which uses crowd-sourced data to alert users to 'sketchy' areas, is in hot water after some accuse it of being racist. All USB devices 'critically flawed' New research calls into question the security of using USBs to connect devices to computers

Autos Meet the $3m motor home Though it awaits a buyer, the recreational vehicle is poised to become the most expensive model of its kind.   The cars of Iran The veil lifts on a surprisingly robust motoring culture in the Islamic Republic. Capital Employee’s sins, your problem What is your responsibility when someone on your team has been accused of misdeeds? Work Ethic weighs in on how to manage the firestorm.   How to buy a slice of Paris With a scarcity of stock within the 20 arrondissements, buying an apartment in the City of Light certainly requires a good dose of savoir-faire. Culture Inside abandoned airports New terminals are cropping up around the world at a stratospheric rate – but what happens to the ones that are no longer useful? Jonathan Glancey investigates.   The best 007 novels after Fleming Since Ian Fleming’s death, six authors have inherited the James Bond literary franchise and continued to write novels about the spy. Which is the best?

Future Music like never heard before Can computers compose beautiful, emotional music? Phil Ball discovers a new algorithmic composer challenging our ideas of what music itself should be   The man who tried to forecast war Our picks of the week from around the web, including the maths of warfare, whether we really want to be normal and why we can’t rule out Bigfoot’s existence. Travel The land that roads forgot India’s semi-autonomous region of Ladakh shares Tibet’s Himalayan peaks, Buddhist culture, spectacular scenery and traditional living – yet receives only a fraction of its visitors.   How I quit my job to travel Marcello Arrambide invested everything he had learning to trade in the stock market. But the ultimate goal was never fame or fortune. It was freedom.

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