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Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland, speaking at the OSCE Permanent Council, Vienna, 24 October 2013.

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif asked U.S. President Barack Obama to end drone strikes on his country during their meeting at the White House. The strikes are widely unpopular in Pakistan.

A U.S. research institute says recent construction work at a North Korean nuclear site suggests Pyongyang may be preparing to conduct a fourth underground nuclear test.

Efforts to end two-and-a-half years of bloodshed in Syria are meeting with complications that could further delay a negotiated settlement.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the Global Green Growth Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman briefs the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

A wide view of the Security Council as it met to consider the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

South Sudan’s Foreign Minister, Barnaba Marial Benjamin, said residents of the disputed oil-rich Abyei region are restless and contemplating holding a referendum to determine whether to remain in Sudan or return to South Sudan.

U.S. President Barack Obama called France's President Francois Hollande on Monday to discuss French outrage about claims that a U.S. spy agency eavesdropped on millions of phone calls of French citizens.