Israeli police and members of the media take cover as a siren sounds, warning of incoming rockets in Ashkelon
Israeli police and members of the media take cover as a siren sounds, warning of incoming rockets, during a visit by Israel's foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and his Norwegian counterpart Borge Brende (both not pictured) to a site where a rocket landed, in Ashkelon July 16, 2014. Israeli shelling killed four boys on a Gaza beach on Wednesday, a local health official said, and Palestinian militants fired a further 70 rockets into Israel after a failed Egyptian attempt to halt more than a week of warfare. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
French Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti speaks to journalists during a news conference about the conflict opposing temporary arts workers and French government during a visit at the Avignon Festival
French Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti speaks to journalists during a news conference at the Avignon prefecture about the conflict opposing temporary arts workers and French government during a visit at the Avignon Festival July 16, 2014. Temporary arts workers, known as "intermittents" have been protesting throughout France in recent months over what they say is an unfair new contract that curtails their generous unemployment benefits. REUTERS/Philippe Laurenson (FRANCE - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY POLITICS MEDIA)
French Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti speaks to journalists during a news conference about the conflict opposing temporary arts workers and French government during a visit at the Avignon Festival
French Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti (L) speaks to journalists during a news conference at the Avignon prefecture about the conflict opposing temporary arts workers and French government during a visit at the Avignon Festival July 16, 2014. Temporary arts workers, known as "intermittents" have been protesting throughout France in recent months over what they say is an unfair new contract that curtails their generous unemployment benefits. REUTERS/Philippe Laurenson (FRANCE - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY POLITICS MEDIA)
French Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti speaks to journalists during a news conference about the conflict opposing temporary arts workers and French government during a visit at the Avignon Festival
French Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti (C) speaks to journalists during a news conference at the Avignon prefecture about the conflict opposing temporary arts workers and French government during a visit at the Avignon Festival July 16, 2014. Temporary arts workers, known as "intermittents" have been protesting throughout France in recent months over what they say is an unfair new contract that curtails their generous unemployment benefits. REUTERS/Philippe Laurenson (FRANCE - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY POLITICS MEDIA)
French Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti speaks to journalists during a news conference about the conflict opposing temporary arts workers and French government during a visit at the Avignon Festival
French Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti (C) speaks to journalists during a news conference at the Avignon prefecture about the conflict opposing temporary arts workers and French government during a visit at the Avignon Festival July 16, 2014. Temporary arts workers, known as "intermittents" have been protesting throughout France in recent months over what they say is an unfair new contract that curtails their generous unemployment benefits. REUTERS/Philippe Laurenson (FRANCE - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY POLITICS MEDIA)
Israeli police and members of the media take cover as a siren sounds to warn of incoming rockets while interceptions by the Iron Dome anti-missile system are seen overhead in Ashkelon
Israeli police and members of the media take cover as a siren sounds to warn of incoming rockets while interceptions by the Iron Dome anti-missile system are seen overhead, during a visit by Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and his Norwegian counterpart Borge Brende (both not pictured) to a site where a rocket landed, in Ashkelon July 16, 2014. Israel urged the evacuation on Wednesday of several Gaza Strip areas where more than 100,000 people live, threatening ground operations after briefly holding fire under an Egyptian truce proposal that failed to stop Palestinian rocket salvoes. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Israeli police and members of the media take cover as a siren sounds in Ashkelon
Israeli police and members of the media take cover as a siren sounds, warning of incoming rockets, during a visit by Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and his Norwegian counterpart Borge Brende (both not pictured) to the site where a rocket landed in Ashkelon July 16, 2014. Israel urged the evacuation on Wednesday of several Gaza Strip areas where more than 100,000 people live, threatening ground operations after briefly holding fire under an Egyptian truce proposal that failed to stop Palestinian rocket salvoes. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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Brazil's President Rousseff speaks to the media after a meeting with India's PM Modi on the sidelines of the 6th BRICS summit at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia
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