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Boris Tarasyuk, the Ukrainian government's special envoy for Crimea, told the foreign affairs committee on Monday that Ukraine needed the EU to sign the association agreement as quickly as possible. He called Russia's action "both intervention and aggression" and voiced his gratitude for MEPs' solidarity.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva.

Pakistan police said a gun and suicide bomb attack Monday on a court in the capital has killed 11 people, including two judges and several attorneys.

North Korea has fired two short-range missiles off its eastern coast, the second such launch in less than a week.

A wide view of the Security Council in session.

Authorities in northern Nigeria say Islamic militants are suspected of killing at least 74 people in separate attacks late Saturday.

Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson briefs Security Council on situation in Ukraine.

Saudi Arabia reportedly is offering to provide Syrian rebels more sophisticated weapons, including shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles that can take down fighter planes and helicopter gunships.

The entire world is disturbed by the events in Ukraine. The heart of the matter must be understood. The Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine, as a left opposition party that has fought and continues to fight against the domestic and foreign policy conducted both by the Orange forces under Yushchenko and by the alliance of the Party of Regions and the Communist Party of Ukraine, under Yanukovych, finds it necessary to present our evaluation.