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Japan has cut production at some of its factories in China amid rising tension over a group of islands in the East China Sea.

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan addresses the General Assembly.

President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan addresses the General Assembly.

Political ads posted in 10 New York City subway stations that equate criticism of Israel with Islamic terrorism have aroused little response from busy commuters, but a war of words between the group that paid for the ads and activist Muslim and other faith groups.

President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria.

Banias, Syria

Banias, Syria

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.