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A man injured during clashes in Cairo, Egypt, on 27 July 2013 being assisted.

Gunfire broke out Saturday as Egyptian security forces tried to get Muslim Brotherhood partisans to leave a mosque where they took refuge overnight.

President Barack Obama, reacting to the Egyptian military’s deadly crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood protesters, has canceled U.S. joint military exercises with Egypt. The president spoke while vacationing at a resort in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsy of Egypt demonstrating in Rabaa Al Adaeia Square, Cairo.

On an official visit to Jordan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) meets with King Abdullah.

Reports are circulating that militants killed dozens of people in northeastern Nigeria during the weekend, most of whom were praying at a mosque. Some analysts said the insurgent group Boko Haram could be trying to warn civilians not to cooperate with authorities.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (at lectern) speaks at the inauguration of the Centre for International Peace and Stability in Islamabad, during his two-day visit to Pakistan.

Deteriorating security in Central African Republic (CAR) forced UNHCR to relocate CAR refugees from the border area of Worobe in DRC to the new camp of Mole, 35 kilometers from the border.

The world experienced unprecedented climate extremes during the first decade of this century, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization. Global bodies are gearing up to help nations cope with changing climate conditions.

Voting in second round of Mali’s presidential election in Kidal.