World Update from BBC News
Lebanon urged to resist violenceSyria's president and the Saudi king call on Lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence amid mounting political tensions in the country.Pakistan flooding death toll soarsFloods caused by heavy monsoon rain kill at least 385 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan, washing away whole villages, roads and bridges.Greece mobilises military amid strikeGreece will use military vehicles to restore fuel supplies cut by a lorry drivers' strike, the government says.US has deadliest Afghan war monthUS forces suffered the deadliest month of their nine-year Afghan campaign, with 66 service members killed in July.French mother 'relieved by truth'A French mother who admitted killing eight of her newborn babies is relieved that her secret is finally out in the open, her lawyer says.
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