FromWashington,thisisVOAnews.ImJimBertelreporting.Atleast15PalestinianswerekilledandhundredsinjuredbyIsraelisecurityforcesconfrontingoneofthelargestPalestiniandemonstrationsinrecentyearsalongtheIsrael-Gazaborder.RiyadMansouristhePalestinianambassadortotheUnitedNations."ThesepeacefuldemonstratorsposednothreatwhatsoevertoIsraeloritsheavilyarmedsoldiers,yetitstrigger-happysoldiersusedliveammunition,teargasandrubberbulletstoshootindiscriminately."Israelaccusesmilitantsofcarryingoutattacksunderthecoverofprotests.U.N.Secretary-GeneralAntónioGuterreshascalledforanindependentandtransparentinvestigationintothedeadlyclashes.InSyria,thereareconflictingreportsaboutwhetherthemainrebelgroupineasternGhoutanearDamascushasagreedwithRussiatoleavethetownofDouma.SyriangovernmentforceshavesurroundedDouma,wheretensofthousandsofcivilianslive.TherecaptureofDoumawouldrepresentamajorvictoryforPresidentBasharal-Assad.ItwilleliminatethelastmajorrebelstrongholdintheDamascusareasincethewarbegansevenyearsago.AmassivefirehasbrokenoutataWorldFoodProgramfacilityinYemen.YemensofficialnewsagencyreportedthefireonSaturdayquotingaYemeniofficialassayingthefirecausedseveredamagetohumanitarianaidheldattheoutpost.Thecauseofthefireisunclear.AnofficialtoldtheFrenchnewsagencythefireengulfedfourwarehousesanddestroyedanestimated50tonsoffood.YemeniofficialsareurgingtheUnitedNationstoinvestigate.FromWashington,thisisVOAnews.VotecountingisunderwayinSierraLeoneafterSaturdayselectiontochoosetheirnewpresidentinarunoffvote.ECOWASelectionmonitorAmosSawyersaysthevotewasveryprofessional."Thecountingwasopenandtransparent.Andwearejustimpressedfromwhatwehaveseenatthispollingstationandwearehopingthatthiswillbeapatternacrossthecountry."Thecurrentpresident,ErnestKoroma,issteppingdownthisyearafterservingtwofive-yearterms.RussiaorderedBritaintocutmorethan50peoplefromitsdiplomaticmissionsinRussia.Themove
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