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Special Rapporteur on racism Mutuma Ruteere.

Brazilian officials say 232 people are dead and more than 100 injured after a fire swept through a nightclub crowded with university students in the southern city of Santa Maria.

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has declared a state of emergency in three cities consumed with anti-government violence.

International financial leaders have wrapped up the World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland with warnings that much remains to be done to stabilize the global economy.

Egyptian authorities say at least 30 people have been killed in violence that erupted in the coastal city of Port Said, after a court handed down death sentences over last year's deadly football riot. Army enforcements are being deployed to the area to restore order.

Anti-Gadhafi and proud: Libyans chronicle their uprising in Tripoli.

As thousands of Syrian refugees continue to flood into Jordan, the People’s Republic of China has contributed USD 200,000 to IOM’s operation to provide medical aid and transport from the border to Za’atari refugee camp. 陳亭亞 內湖

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.