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Thailand's political crisis again turned violent Thursday, as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at anti-government protesters trying to disrupt preparations for an upcoming election.

Egyptians protest in Cairo in July 2013.

Civilians taking refuge at UNMISS compound in Juba.

Security Council members voting to authorize almost doubling the UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan to nearly 14,000.

Map showing India and Pakistan controlled Kashmir and the Line of Control

Displaced people in the CAR capital Bangui find refuge in the unfinished church at St. Paul Parish after fleeing clashes.

The president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, has expressed concern about recent strife in his country, condemning those "who would like to take power by force of arms."

Mansoura, Egypt

As the violence in South Sudan escalates and tens of thousands of civilians take refuge in UN compounds around the country, children are in grave danger, says UNICEF.

Officials in UNICEF Bangui expressed ‘extreme concern’ that recent waves of violence in the Central African Republic will cause a sharp increase in children suffering severe malnutrition, putting their lives and future health at risk.