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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.

Children in Assas, Syria, playing with casings and unexploded RPG shells.

Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar. ODIHR opened its first-ever election observation mission to Mongolia on 13 May 2013.

With former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appearing set to take power in Pakistan, India has expressed hope that relations with its arch rival will improve, while Afghanistan is hoping for more cooperation in ending the Taliban insurgency.