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A New South Wales volunteer firefighter dies battling bushfires, raising the death toll to 10, with no end in sight for beleaguered Australians. The U.S. military has bombed five targets across Iraq in Syria in retaliation for a rocket attack that killed an American contractor. And the Taliban says it has no intention of agreeing to a ceasefire, despite recent reports. CBS News' Gwen Baumgardner rounds up the world headlines from London.

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Fatima Khan has traveled to Geneva to seek justice for her son, Dr. Abbas Khan, a British orthopedic surgeon and father of two who traveled to Syria to treat the victims of the country’s civil war and ended up dead in a Syrian prison

Fatima Khan has traveled to Geneva to seek justice for her son, Dr. Abbas Khan, a British orthopedic surgeon and father of two who traveled to Syria to treat the victims of the country’s civil war and ended up dead in a Syrian prison. For Fatima, the peace talks in Geneva are a chance to confront the Syrian government. Clarissa Ward reports.

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The Syrian city of Homs was evacuated during a 3-day ceasefire. The ceasefire was supposed to allow relief workers to get inside the city, but a mortar attack has put that plan in jeopardy

The Syrian city of Homs, which has seen some of the bloodiest battles in a civil war that's killed 130,000 people, was evacuated during a 3-day ceasefire. The ceasefire was supposed to allow relief workers to get inside the city, but a mortar attack has put that plan in jeopardy. Elizabeth Palmer reports.

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Used to working in top-rated hospitals, American surgeon Dr. Abdalmajid Katranji now works out of a converted kitchen, treating the horrific injuries of Syria's civil war

Used to working in top-rated hospitals, American surgeon Dr. Abdalmajid Katranji now works out of a converted kitchen, treating the horrific injuries of Syria's civil war. Katranji, who has left his wife and four children seven times to come help the victims of the conflict, tells Holly Williams of the toll war has taken on the citizens of Syria -- and himself.

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Talks to end Syria’s civil war are due to begin in Geneva on Wednesday, but serious problems now threaten the peace talks. Human rights groups estimate 130,000 Syrians have died since an uprising broke out against the Assad regime nearly three years ago

Talks to end Syria’s civil war are due to begin in Geneva on Wednesday, but serious problems now threaten the peace talks. Human rights groups estimate 130,000 Syrians have died since an uprising broke out against the Assad regime nearly three years ago. Margaret Brennan reports.

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American journalist, Austin Tice, went missing in Syria nearly 500 days ago. His family does not know who holds him and the Assad regime has denied having him in custody

2013 has been a deadly year for journalists with 59 killed and 211 imprisoned, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Among the journalists imprisoned is Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria nearly 500 days ago. Tice's family does not know who holds him and the Assad regime has denied having him in custody. Jeff Glor reports.

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This undated and unverified video clip shows a loud explosion just steps away from the children being interviewed

This undated and unverified video clip from YouTube shows children in Damascus, Syria, who seem to have adapted to their circumstances as they play in the streets while the sound of mortars can be heard in the distance. At about 12 seconds into the video, a loud explosion occurs and the camera is jolted and veers around as a cloud of dust rises. The children all survived.

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