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Lucinda Creighton, the Representative of the Irish OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for European Affairs (front left) speaking with Suzana Grubjesic, the Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration (front right), during a meeting, Belgrade, 25 September 2012.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Rule of Law. At right is Assembly President Vuk Jeremic.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Mali’s government have agreed to the deployment of a standby force to the West African country, where Islamist militants control the north.

Lakhdar Brahimi, Joint Special Representative of the UN and the League of Arab States for Syria.

Pakistan-Waziristan

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is warning the opposition not to march against Sunday's parliamentary elections, which opponents call a sham.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Opposition Nigerian politician Hafsat Baba said Sunday’s suicide bombing in northern Nigeria that killed two and wounded more than 45 underscores the increasingly urgent need to address the cause of the violence.