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Aid organizations and U.N. officials say the new efforts by land, air and sea are too small and inefficient to meet the enormous needs of Gazan civilians.

The bank is facing scrutiny as it debates how to compensate victims of abuse at Kenyan schools that it was financing.

Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, along with Prince Harry, initially embraced social media as a way to bypass the tabloid press.

His exploits in World War II and later in Algeria and Indochina were not enough for him to emerge from the shadow of his father, for whom a thousand streets in France are named.

Business is good for snake catchers in Australia, as the period of brumation, a sort of hibernation for reptiles, is shrinking — a result of the warming earth.

The presidential vote in Russia begins on Friday and lasts through Sunday, and although it features the trappings of a horse race, it is more of a predetermined, Soviet-style referendum.

Most of Gaza’s population fled to the southern territory of Rafah, hoping to escape the war. As they hunt for food and shelter, a potential Israeli invasion has added to their fears.

The appointment of Muhammad Mustafa, an adviser to President Mahmoud Abbas, would amount to a rejection of international pressure to try to make the organization more independent in the hopes it could help govern postwar Gaza.

The Israeli police said they fired in response to a firework shot directly at them. The Palestinian news agency said the boy was 13, while the Jerusalem hospital where he was pronounced dead said he was 12.

Several communities in the Valparaíso region were being evacuated. Fires along the coast killed more than 100 people last month.