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A UN official says that serious damage to civilian infrastructure - and the large number of civilian deaths - amounts to violations of international humanitarian law.
Kerry hopes his visit will make the India-US relationship "one of the most defining partnerships of the 21st century".
The UN and US have continued to back an Egyptian ceasefire initiative - endorsed by the Arab League - which was ignored by Hamas last week.
Australia, Holland and Russia's leaders agreed to maintain "effective coordination through their foreign ministries and within the UN".
On Friday, Nigeria reported its first Ebola-related death - a Liberian man who had traveled to Lagos on a commercial airliner last week.
June statistics showed that industrial firms registered some 588 billion yuan ($94 billion) in profits, up by 17.9 per cent year on year.
Libya has urged militias pull back from confrontation, but without a national army or effective security force, its warnings have fallen on deaf ears.
China hopes to launch four gas-powered power plants to replace ones dependent on low-quality coal energy production.
"The central bank decided to adopt measures to improve the distribution of liquidity in the economy," a statement said.
China's Trina Solar could be facing total import duties of 30 per cent and Suntech Power nearly 50 per cent.
