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Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has easily survived a no-confidence vote in parliament, where her party controls the majority of seats.

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has easily survived a no-confidence vote in parliament, where her party controls the majority of seats.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at the meeting of the Sustainable Energy for All High-Level Advisory Board.

Yusri and his brother find it very exhausting to read by candle light.

Mohammed Assaf, UNRWA Regional Youth Ambassador and Winner of Arab Idol 2013 speaks to journalists.

In Thailand's capital, anti-government protestors kept up pressure on the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Tuesday. Protesters occupied more government ministries in a bid to pressure her government to resign.

The U.S. military has flown two unarmed B-52 bombers through airspace over disputed islands in the East China Sea, defying an attempt by China to wrest control of the territory from Japan.

The Ukrainian capital Kyiv is hosting the last round of negotiations on the Transdniestrian settlement under the Ukrainian OSCE Chairmanship, on 25-26 November 2013.

President Barack Obama has defended the nuclear deal world powers struck with Iran, calling it the "right thing" for security.

Anti-government protesters continued to occupy key state buildings in Bangkok on Tuesday after the government expanded an emergency security law amid fears of unrest.