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Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman briefs the Security Council on the Middle East.

World powers gave Iran an updated offer Tuesday during talks on Iran's controversial nuclear program, and hope for "more detailed feedback" from Iranian representatives when the talks resume Wednesday.

Displaced persons take shelter in a public building in El Sireaf, North Darfur, after fleeing clashes between the Abbala and Beni Hussein tribes in Jebel Amir.

Officials from six world powers may offer Iran some sanctions relief during talks Tuesday in Kazakhstan if Tehran agrees to address international concerns about its controversial nuclear program.

South Korea has inaugurated its first female president. She is Park Geun-hye, the daughter of a former president with a controversial legacy.

Iranian nuclear negotiators are scheduled to meet Tuesday in Kazakhstan with officials from the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany. The six are pushing for "concrete action" from Iran to comply with international inspections of its nuclear program.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (second from right) meets with from left: Presidents Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Joseph Kabila of the DRC and Yoweri Museveni of Uganda in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 28 January 2013.

President Barack Obama and Japan’s new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have pledged a strong response to North Korea’s recent nuclear test. The two leaders met Friday at the White House, where they also discussed economic issues.