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Chinese government censors moved quickly to block the New York Times website Friday after it published a blockbuster story detailing the massive wealth accumulated by the family of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.

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Rape victims receive treatment at the Panzi hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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.