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Firefighters scramble to contain a raging inferno northwest of Athens as Greece's emergency services continue to battle a steadily growing wave of wildfires around the country that has left 20 dead. Civil protection ordered the evacuation of Ano Liosia in northwest Athens, a district of over 25,000 people, with people from the neighbouring town of Fyli rushing to flee the advancing flames. IMAGES
Residents assess damage on a street in Jenin's city center after the passage of Israeli army bulldozers on the sixth day of a military operation in the nearby Jenin camp. At least 24 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched simultaneous raids on Wednesday across the north of the occupied West Bank and militant groups have claimed 14 of the dead as members. IMAGES
Images of Caracas residents as a blackout leaves most of Venezuela without power in what authorities blamed on sabotage of the national electrical grid -- the latest crisis to hit the oil-rich country after a disputed presidential election. IMAGES
Firefighters spray water on burned-out cars in a suburb of Athens as Greece continues to battle a massive wildfire threatening the capital for a third day. One woman has been found dead in a burned-out factory and thousands of people have been kept away from their homes by the flames. IMAGES
Residents of Majdal Shams gather to demonstrate against the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the site of a strike in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights. Twelve youths aged between 10 and 16 were killed when a rocket fired from Lebanon struck a football pitch, triggering renewed fears of an escalation in the conflict between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah armed group accused of firing the projectile. IMAGES
A huge, fast-moving and rapidly growing wildfire in northern California is damaging homes and has forced more than 4,000 people to evacuate as firefighters battle gusty winds and perilously dry conditions, authorities have said. Fueled by a crushing heatwave, the so-called Park Fire -- the most intense wildfire to hit the state this summer -- has rapidly devoured nearly 240,000 acres (97,000 hectares) as of Friday night and is continuing to gain strength. IMAGES