Vincent Ford, the songwriter credited with composing the Bob Marley reggae classic No Woman, No Cry dies in Jamaica.

AP – The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting Wednesday night on an Arab request for a binding and enforceable resolution condemning Israel and halting its military attacks on Gaza.

AFP – Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon called for a “sustainable and durable” ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip after nearly 400 Palestinians have died since Israeli air raids began Saturday.

A new law making the purchase of sex illegal has come into force in Norway, with fines and prison sentences for offenders.

AP – Israeli jet fighters have flown 500 bombing missions in its offensive against Gaza-based Hamas, a senior officer said Wednesday. There have also been hundreds of combat sorties by helicopter gunships and surveillance aircraft, both manned and unmanned.