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The Syrian army says it will suspend military operations to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, declaring a cease-fire from Friday morning to Monday. The army added that it reserves the right to respond to rebel attacks and bombings.

An aid distribution centre inside Syria.

Lakhdar Brahimi, Joint Special Representative of the UN and the League of Arab States for Syria.

Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly.

Russia’s senior general says that rebels in Syria have acquired shoulder-mounted surface-to-air missiles, including a model made in the United States. General Staff Chief Nikolai Marakov says that officials need to determine who supplied the weapons to Syria’s opposition.

ODIHR Director Ambassador Janez Lenarcic addresses a session of NATO's Parliamentary Assembly at the Sejm, Poland's parliament, in Warsaw on 16 November 2010.

M23 volunteers at Rumangabo training camp in North Kivu province, DRC, October 8, 2012.

Guinea-Bissau's government has accused Portugal of supporting an alleged coup attempt, after a deadly attack on soldiers in the capital.

Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous briefs the press.

An Italian court on Monday convicted seven scientists and experts of manslaughter for underestimating the risks of a killer earthquake and failing to adequately warn citizens before it struck the central Italian town of L'Aquila in 2009.