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Thousands of anti-government protesters are fanning out in Thailand's capital of Bangkok in an attempt to bring down a caretaker government after a court ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down and an anti-graft agency charged her with negligence.

The European Youth Event 2014 will take place in Strasbourg on 9-11 May

Thai police say a grenade was thrown early Thursday at the home of one of the judges of the country's Constitutional Court, which a day earlier ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

The world has welcomed, but also expressed suspicion about the Russian president's endorsement of Ukraine's upcoming presidential election. President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday also called on pro-Russian groups in eastern Ukraine to postpone their referendum on independence planned for the coming days.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressees World Committee on Food Security in Rome on 7 May 2014.

The United States has announced its first sanctions against South Sudan, where clashes between pro- and anti-government forces have left thousands of people dead since mid-December.

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and former vice president turned opposition leader Riek Machar will hold talks this week in Addis Ababa, the regional bloc mediating peace negotiations between the two sides in South Sudan's deadly conflict said Tuesday.

A top U.S. official has defended the Obama administration’s response to the crisis in Ukraine, and has promised more sanctions against Russia if Kyiv loses more territory to separatists widely seen as backed by Moscow. Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Victoria Nuland testified on Capitol Hill, where a growing bipartisan chorus is urging tougher penalties against Russia before presidential elections in Ukraine, scheduled for May 25.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits the Tomping site of the UN Mission in South Sudan.

UNICEF calls on all parties to the Syrian conflict to stop the continuous spiral of deadly violence, which is taking an unacceptable toll on civilians, particularly children.