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A settler woman walks past an Israeli soldier standing guard in East Jerusalem.

Opium harvest in a poppy field in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Raw opium is cooked before being suitable for smoking.

The EU also has an important role to play beyond its borders

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will caution lawmakers Wednesday against imposing new sanctions against Iran while international negotiations over its nuclear program continue.

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has congratulated the country’s joint security forces for the arrests of a number suspected drug traffickers, including the commander of the president’s own motorcade escort division.

A view of Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea.

A view of Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea.

A man carrying his children in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines, after Super Typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) hit the province.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (l) in discussion with OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, Moscow, 8 November 2013. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is pushing back against Israeli criticism of a still-developing deal to limit Iran's nuclear program, saying the international community is not giving up anything by talking to Tehran's new leaders.