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Ambassador Oh Joon of the Republic of Korea and President of the Security Council for May.

1-day-old Sebastian is held by his father in the maternity ward at Cobán Hospital in the city of Cobán, Guatemala, in 2012.

Wreath laid in honour of the 106 peacekeepers who lost their lives 2013 while serving under the UN flag.

Thailand's military on Thursday said it does not know when the country will return to civilian rule, one week after seizing power in a coup.

Australian authorities have concluded the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 did not crash in the area of the southern Indian Ocean where electronic signals were detected last month.

Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson addresses the launch of the campaign to end open defecation.

President Barack Obama says 9,800 U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan after this year, but all could be withdrawn if Afghan leaders do not sign a joint security agreement.

In Ukraine’s presidential election on Sunday, pro-European candidates swept the balloting. But in Europe that day, voters flocked to parties that want to close Europe’s doors.

Chinese authorities used a public rally in the violence-hit region of Xinjiang to sentence 55 people on charges including terrorism.

Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants François Crépeau.