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Less than a week after government officials banned public gatherings due to escalating violence, a series of explosions in Bahrain's capital on Monday morning left two workers dead and another seriously injured.

OCHA Operations Director John Ging with displaced children in North Kivu, DR of Congo, on 23 October 2012.

Syria's fractured opposition factions began key talks aimed at forming a united front to gain international recognition and bolster their chances to oust President Bashar al-Assad.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Special Representative Ján Kubiš.

Virginia National Guard Soldiers from Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct reconnaissance patrols Tuesday in Suffolk, Va.

A suicide car bomber rammed into a church in Nigeria's northern city of Kaduna Sunday, killing at least seven people and triggering reprisal attacks that killed another three. More than 100 people were wounded.

Massachusetts National Guardsmen fill sand bags Oct. 28, 2012, in preparation for Hurricane Sandy at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation facility.