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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.

Weapons being destroyed in a foundry in Chisinau, 20 November 2013.

Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal, UN Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, holds a discussion with two young participants.

Iran's nuclear agreement with world powers has drawn strong criticism from Israel and silence from its main Gulf rival, Saudi Arabia.

In an historic decision, Afghanistan’s assembly of tribal and community elders, the Loya Jirga, overall approved a multi-page Bilateral Security Agreement with the United States. But it is still unclear when the deal will be signed.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed an interim agreement reached regarding Iran's nuclear programme and urged the Governments concerned to do everything possible to continue negotiations.