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Hamas holds Gaza military parade, vows Israel's destruction
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Indonesia rescuers use earth-movers in landslide rescue as toll rises to 32
32 people killed, 76 missing and 577 people from surrounding areas taken to temporary shelters
A refugee from the minority Yazidi sect wraps himself with a blanket as he stands on a muddy path during wintry weather at Nowruz refugee camp in Qamishli
A refugee from the minority Yazidi sect wraps himself with a blanket as he stands on a muddy path during wintry weather at Nowruz refugee camp in Qamishli, northeastern Syria December 14, 2014. Picture taken December 14, 2014. REUTERS/Massoud Mohammed (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Indonesia rescuers use earth-movers in landslide rescue as toll rises to 24
24 people killed, 84 missing and 577 people surrounding areas taken to temporary shelters