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The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara, speaking at a press conference, Vienna, 17 January 2013.

Gen. Col. Valeri Gerasimov, chief of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff, bluntly characterized the strategic situation at an important military conference on Jan 26. "No one rules out the possibility of major wars," said Gerasimov, "and there can be no question of being unprepared for them." He went on, "Nonetheless, foci of instability on the perimeter of our borders present the greatest danger to our country at present."

Lines of people sleep rough on Petrou Ralli Street in Athens, Greece, hoping to get an interview date and a pink card in the morning.

Egypt's Islamist and liberal politicians agreed Thursday to renounce violence and join a national dialogue aimed at resolving the country's deadliest unrest in months.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

An explosion at the Mexico City headquarters of the state-run Pemex oil company has killed at least 14 people and injured 80 others.

Free Syrian Army fighter look back as they stand in front of a burning barricade during heavy fighting in the Ain Tarma neighborhood of Damascus January 30, 2013.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses opening of the International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria.