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UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and President of the General Assembly Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser at the thematic debate on drugs and crime as a threat to development.

Syria's state-run news agency says an "armed terrorist group" killed three people during an attack on a pro-government television station.

Egyptian President-elect Mohamed Morsi will be sworn in Saturday, and the location of the ceremony will mark his first public challenge to the nation's powerful military.

ECOWAS and humanitarian partners in West Africa agreed today to further strengthen their existing collaboration on humanitarian and resilience issues for a more effective and sustainable response to the current and future Sahel crises.

A woman and her son at a site near Dungu in the DRC after they fled Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacks.

Air Force Lt. Col. Jeff Marks, of the Illinois Air National Guard’s 183rd Fighter Wing, works with officers from Gambia and Togo during Operation Africa Endeavor in Doula, Cameroon. National Guard members from two states and the District of Columbia are participating in the annual communications exercise sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, which focuses on the interoperability of equipment and information sharing among military representatives throughout the African Union and partner nations.

Uganda Peoples Defense Force soldiers demonstrate elements of a deliberate attack drill Army Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Stille, from 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment. The UPDF invited the U.S. Soldiers to participate in a best-practices exchange where they conducted various military-to-military exchanges in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, whose mission is to build partnerships with nations in East Africa.

Secretary-General Ban addresses the Security Council in an open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.

Turkey is asking its NATO allies for a tough response to Syria's downing of one of its aircraft on Friday. Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Arinc says that at a hastily-arranged NATO meeting Tuesday, his country will ask that the shootdown be considered an attack on the entire alliance.

Pakistan on Monday lodged a formal protest with Afghanistan after a cross-border attack that the Pakistani military says killed 13 soldiers.