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Poet Rod McKuen was loved by millions but mocked by literary critics. He died this week at age 81.

The Syrian government said it shot down the drone. A Pentagon official said though it wasn't clear that had happened, the claim was being investigated.

India's ambassador to Kabul said "a few Indian casualties" were among the victims. At least five people were also wounded in the guesthouse, which is popular with foreigners in the Afghan capital.

The country that has been hardest-hit by the ongoing outbreak of the deadly virus, has shut down shops, markets and most travel in the north.

The United States said the agreement meant "relatively little" and that it wanted "concrete steps" toward ending the violence.

In sub-Saharan Africa, where agricultural productivity is lowest and food shortages are most common, "huge volumes of rainwater are lost or never used," says Alain Vidal, director of the Challenge Program on Water and Food, which commissioned the studies.

The nationwide cease-fire is to begin at midnight local time. Russia and Turkey will act as guarantors. The agreement does not include areas under the control of ISIS.

The proposed migrant camp would be located in the north of France's capital city, where hundreds of migrants are already camping informally.

Syrian President Bashar Assad gave a televised speech to parliament Sunday in which he denied his government had any involvement in last week's massacre in the town of Houla. More than 100 people, including children, were killed in the town.

It was an unusual attack in Syria's second city, which had remained relatively peaceful. Activists said at least four were killed.