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A wide view of the Security Council in session.

Authorities in northern Nigeria say Islamic militants are suspected of killing at least 74 people in separate attacks late Saturday.

Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson briefs Security Council on situation in Ukraine.

Saudi Arabia reportedly is offering to provide Syrian rebels more sophisticated weapons, including shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles that can take down fighter planes and helicopter gunships.

The entire world is disturbed by the events in Ukraine. The heart of the matter must be understood. The Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine, as a left opposition party that has fought and continues to fight against the domestic and foreign policy conducted both by the Orange forces under Yushchenko and by the alliance of the Party of Regions and the Communist Party of Ukraine, under Yanukovych, finds it necessary to present our evaluation.

Opposition students attend a rally against violence in Caracas on February 27, 2014.

Yarmouk residents gather to await food distribution from UNRWA in January 2014.

Venezuela's largest protests since the death of longtime leader Hugo Chavez nearly one year ago are sweeping the country. Rampant inflation, violent crime and chronic shortages of basic goods are fueling the outrage that is dividing the South American nation.

Security Council votes to adopt resolution on Yemen.

Debate on Ukraine: (top row from left) Štefan Füle, José Ignacio Salafranca, Hannes Swoboda; (middle row from left) Guy Verhofstadt, Rebecca Harms, Ryszard Legutko; (bottom row from left) Helmut Scholz, Jacek Kurski, Adrian Severin