CAIRO, Dec 23 — Israel ordered the closure and evacuation yesterday of one of the last hospitals still partly functioning in a besieged area on the northern edge of the Gaza Strip, forcing medics to search for a way to bring hundreds of patients and staff to safety.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Residents living within the vicinity of a landslide incident in Taman Halaman, Ampang, have been advised to evacuate their homes as a precautionary measure.