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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the opening session of the 2014 Economic and Social Council Youth Forum.

“Seven children have sustained gunshot and shrapnel injuries during violent clashes in East Ukraine since May 9.

As discussions on the need to improve effectiveness of the judiciary are gaining pace in Ukraine, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator supported a roundtable meeting on 2 June 2014 with the aim of facilitating dialogue on reforms to the justice system.

The European elections led to a rash of new words being used in the media.

Elements of the Malawi contingent of the Intervention Brigade on a joint patrol with Government forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Afghanistan's government reacted in anger at President Barack Obama's decision to release five Taliban detainees from U.S. detention at Guantanamo Bay into Qatar's jurisdiction, in exchange for an American soldier who had been held by the Taliban for five years.

President Barack Obama embarks on a four-day trip to Europe this week. He leaves Washington Monday night for stops in Poland, Belgium and France.

A senior Chinese general has lashed out at the U.S. and Japan for criticizing Beijing's activities in disputed areas of the South China Sea, calling the comments "provocative."

Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Kourkoulas chaired the Informal EU General Affairs Council, which was hosted by the Greek Presidency in the wake of the European elections.

An armored vehicle rolls through the intersection adjacent to where a small anti-coup rally occurred in Bangkok, Thailand, June 1, 2014.