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A shrine in Karbala, Iraq

The Pope began his address by referring to the current age, marked, he said, "by profound changes" which "sometimes generate feelings of insecurity, primarily due to the precarious social and economic situation, but sharpened also by a certain diminution in the perception of ethical principles, principles which are the foundation of law and of the individual moral behaviour which gives strength to that law".

Security Council meets to reinforce UN mission in Cote d’Ivoire

Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis

As Wikileaks pushes the subject of politically motivated cyberattacks into international headlines, a year-long study funded by the Open Society Foundations highlights the growing threat of cyberattacks against independent media and human rights websites. The research finds that targets can do little to prevent such attacks, and should focus instead on mitigating harm.

Japan's highest mountain, Mount Fuji forms a silhouette behind the Shinjuku business district. Tokyo, Japan.

Karin Landgren, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal

A Referendum registration centre opens at a Khartoum IDP Camp in Sudan

Two Northeast Washington men, Larry Moody and his twin brother, Garry Moody, were sentenced today to prison terms for bribery of a public official, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr., James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Washington Field Office, and Cathy L. Lanier, chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).