Syrian army takes town outside Damascus - report
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File photo of self-styled mayor of Luhansk region Bolotov answering journalists' questions in the seized regional government headquarters in Lugansk
Self-styled mayor of Luhansk region Valery Bolotov answers journalists' questions in the seized regional government headquarters in Lugansk, eastern Ukraine, in this May 10, 2014 file photo. The leader of the pro-Russian separatist rebels in Ukraine's Luhansk region, has resigned, Russian state-run broadcaster Rossiya 24 reported on August 14, 2014. The resignation of Bolotov was the second in seven days by a senior separatist official. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/Files (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST HEADSHOT PROFILE)
Seats reserved for journalists in the trial of Mollath are seen at a courtroom in Regensburg
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More unrest in Missouri, police fire tear gas
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Fatah official and delegation leader Azzam Ahmed talks to journalists about a new agreement to extend a truce for five more days, outside a hotel in Cairo
Fatah official and delegation leader Azzam Ahmed talks to journalists about a new agreement to extend a truce for five more days, outside a hotel in Cairo August 13, 2014. Israel and Palestinian factions negotiating in Cairo agreed on Wednesday to extend the truce for five more days to allow them to reach a lasting agreement to end the fighting in Gaza, the head of the Palestinian delegation said. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Fatah official and delegation leader Azzam Ahmed talks to a journalist before his statement on a new agreement to extend a truce for five more days, outside a hotel in Cairo
Fatah official and delegation leader Azzam Ahmed (L) talks to a journalist before his statement on a new agreement to extend a truce for five more days, outside a hotel in Cairo August 13, 2014. Israel and Palestinian factions negotiating in Cairo agreed on Wednesday to extend the truce for five more days to allow them to reach a lasting agreement to end the fighting in Gaza, the head of the Palestinian delegation said. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS MEDIA CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Fatah official and delegation leader Azzam Ahmed talks to journalists about a new agreement to extend a truce for five more days, outside a hotel in Cairo
Fatah official and delegation leader Azzam Ahmed talks to journalists about a new agreement to extend a truce for five more days, outside a hotel in Cairo August 13, 2014. Israel and Palestinian factions negotiating in Cairo agreed on Wednesday to extend the truce for five more days to allow them to reach a lasting agreement to end the fighting in Gaza, the head of the Palestinian delegation said. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Rocket alerts sounded in southern Israel
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Italian journalist, three bomb disposal experts, two others killed in Gaza
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White House media briefing held on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts
Reporters listen as U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes speaks about the situation in Iraq during a media briefing in Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, August 13, 2014. U.S. President Barack Obama is on a two-week summer vacation on Martha's Vineyard. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MEDIA)