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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.

Nine people have been arrested in Turkey in connection with twin car bombings that killed at least 46 people Saturday in a town close to the Syrian border. Syria is denying Turkish charges of involvement.

The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara, speaking at the OSCE Permanent Council, Vienna, 17 January 2013.

UNDOF peacekeepers patrol Golan Heights.

Campaign posters ahead of Monaco’s parliamentary elections, 10 February 2013.

Artemisinin is usually extracted from the sweet wormwood tree, mainly grown in Asia.