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Israel is mourning after a suicide bomber in Bulgaria killed five Israelis in an attack on a tourist bus Wednesday. Israel’s leader is talking tough.

Amb. Li Baodong of China (hand raised) shown casting his country’s vote on a draft resolution regarding Syria.

Air Force Capt. Matt Eslow, a pilot from the California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing, performs a pre-flight inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the 2012 Rim of the Pacific exercise. The 2012 RIMPAC exercise is the twenty-third maneuver in a history of bi-annual drills that dates back four decades, bringing together nations to observe, train and exchange information that fosters a cooperative training environment with a primary focus on the safety of open sea lanes and security of maritime movement.

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and many within his powerful inner circle are Alawites, who make up about 12 percent of the Syrian population.

Cambodian Capt. Prum Sanghoun, a Royal Cambodian Armed Forces doctor, explains the care of a patient to Army Staff Sgt. Erin Smith, a medic with the Idaho National Guard's Charlie Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion, during a tour of the Phnom Penh Military Hospital June 27, 2012. The Idaho National Guard conducted the subject matter expert exchange as part of its ongoing relationship through the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program with the Royal Kingdom of Cambodia.

A student pilot and a sensor operator sit at the controls of a remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper in a ground-based cockpit during a training mission flown from Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, Syracuse, New York June 6, 2012. The 174th Fighter Wing will become the 174th Attack Wing Sept. 9, reflecting the change of mission from flying fighter aircraft to operating the MQ-9, which the wing has done since December 2009.

Uganda’s political pressure group For God and My Country (4GC) will launch a campaign in rural areas to educate residents about the government’s failure to tackle the country’s problems, says the group’s leader Matthias Mpuga.

Remains of burnt buses outside a power plant in the Qaboun suburbs of Damascus, Syria, in June 2012.

Syrian Ministers Killed in Damascus

DRC army soldiers stand guard during a military operation to strike M23 positions close to Rutshuru in eastern North Kivu province.