Mediterranean migrant shipwrecks spark Europe policy rethink
At least 34 migrants die when a boat carrying Syrians and Palestinians capsizes near Lampedusa, eight days after 339 Eritreans perish off the same island. Another 12 die in a separate wreck off Egypt. UN and world leaders urge safe passages and urgent action to protect migrants while rescue efforts continue.
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Shelling near Damascus hotel housing chemical inspectors
Shelling hit Damascus near the Four Seasons Hotel where chemical weapons inspectors and U.N. staff stay, wounding 11 and killing an 8-year-old girl in Abu Roumaneh. In Aleppo clashes between rival factions left about 50 gunmen dead over three days. A U.N. employee said the hotel appeared unaffected.
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