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A suicide attack on a NATO military convoy in Kabul Thursday killed at least 15 people, including several foreigners. An insurgent group fighting alongside the Taliban is claiming responsibility for what is being described as one of the deadliest attacks in the Afghan capital in recent months.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three northern Nigerian states and ordered the immediate deployment of more troops, in response to a surge of violence the president says poses a "very serious threat" to Nigeria's territorial integrity.

A diplomatic dispute between Taiwan and the Philippines intensified Thursday, as Taipei began a military exercise in the disputed waters between both countries.

General Assembly votes on resolution on the situation in Syria.

Japan's prime minister has sent an envoy to Pyongyang. The reason is not immediately clear, but Tokyo has, for years, been trying to resolve cases of Japanese abducted over past decades by North Korean agents.

High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Valentin Inzko (right), briefs the Security Council.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov addressing the OSCE's Permanent Council in Vienna, 14 May 2013.

Authorities in Bangladesh say they are preparing to end the search for victims of a building collapse that killed 1,127 people last month.

Members of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), destroying munitions captured from al-Shabaab militants, at a safe location outside Mogadishu.

Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections on 12 May were held in a competitive environment, fundamental freedoms were respected, and the administration of elections was well managed, although the campaign was overshadowed by a number of incidents that diminished trust in state institutions and the process was negatively affected by pervasive allegations of vote-buying, international observers said.