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World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today concluded a two-day visit to Tunisia during which the Group’s private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation, announced a $48 million investment to support the growth of private entrepreneurs. Kim met the country’s leadership and civil society to discuss the reform agenda and Tunisia’s progress two years after its popular uprising.

The aftermath of a bombing attack in Iraq.

North Korea has reacted swiftly to additional sanctions imposed on it by the United Nations Security Council. Pyongyang is remaining defiant and hinting of a third nuclear test.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed victory in Tuesday's parliamentary elections, and says the top priority of the new government will be to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear arsenal.

The Security Council.

A reporter on the ground in northern Mali says most Islamist militants have fled the city of Gao since last week, when French warplanes bombed their positions.

Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman.