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Tokyo's governor, who helped bring the 2020 Olympics to his city, has resigned after acknowledging he received money from a scandal-plagued hospital company.

Uganda has increased its troop presence along the border with South Sudan due to the deteriorating security situation there.

The U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists reported that for the second straight year, Turkey jailed more journalists than any other country, with Iran and China close behind.

Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson.

South Korea announced that there are no signs of an imminent nuclear test or missile launch from North Korea, after a purge of senior leadership in Pyongyang raised fears of instability.

Building confidence between both sides of the Dniestr/Nistru River is important for creating conditions for resolving the Transdniestrian conflict.

Displaced people living in UNHCR tents at the Bangui Airport, Central African Republic (CAR), where they found shelter from the violence.

Khawla Mattar, Spokesperson for the Joint Special Representative of the UN and the League of Arab States for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi.

Ankara and the European Union have signed a much delayed agreement, under which Turkey will permit EU governments to send back migrants who have illegally entered the EU through Turkey. In return, Brussels has committed itself to talks on easing of visa requirements for Turks. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the deal a "milestone" in relations between his country and the 28-member bloc, but obstacles remain.

U.S. officials are keeping a close watch on South Sudan, where violence persists despite claims by the government in Juba that the situation is under control.