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A Syrian pro-government radio said Tuesday that two ballistic missiles that were launched from the Mediterranean toward its eastern coast fell into the sea.
Russian radar detected the launch of two ballistic "objects" towards the eastern Mediterranean from the central part of the sea on Tuesday, Russian news agencies quoted the Defence Ministry as saying.
More than 2 million refugees have now fled Syria's civil war, piling pressure on neighbouring host countries, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
The samples collected by UN inspectors from the site of the alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria were shipped from The Hague and will reach their designated laboratories.
Syrian President said if the Western countries have evidence about his administration's involvement in a chemical gas attack, they would have declared it. 
Few support Syria strike
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will lead Istanbul's delegation to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as it bids to land the 2020 summer Olympics.
France will not launch a military operation alone against Syria and will await the U.S. Congress's decision, Interior Minister Manuel Valls said Sunday.
A US military strike against Syria, if implemented, would be the "most directionless" action taken by Washington in its Middle East policies, Chinese observers said.Kerry to sell attack on Syria Comments: West pushing Syria toward total doom Few support Syria strike
The inevitable is about to happen. Well, it is almost certain to happen. Syrians face imminent bombing by Western forces led by the United States.
With US President Barack Obama seeking approval for a military strike against Syria from the US Congress, global concerns that the United States would launch immediate military action against the Middle East country have been temporarily relieved.
Obama on Saturday said he believed that military force should be used against Syria, but he backed away from an imminent strike to seek the approval of Congress.
The UN's refugee agency said that the number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon receiving aid has surpassed the threshold of 716,000 after an increase of 13,000 in the past week.
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