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UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon condemns reported rocket fire into Israel, initiates probe

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UNIFIL Force Commander, Maj. Gen Paolo Serra.

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A million refugee children mark shameful milestone in Syria crisis

With Syria’s war well into its third year, the number of Syrian children forced to flee their homeland as refugees has now reached one million.

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UN political chief arrives in Cairo to 'listen to Egyptians,' evaluate assistance measures

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Demonstrators in Cairo, Egypt, stand amid makeshift barriers on 27 July 2013.

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France: World Must Respond if Syria Used Chemical Weapons

France says the international community must respond with force if opposition allegations that Syrian forces used chemical weapons in an attack near Damascus prove true.

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