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Pakistan’s powerful military convened an unprecedented meeting of its top leadership on Sunday, amid continuing clashes between police and protesters who demand that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif step down. Violence since Saturday has left at least three people dead and more than 400 wounded.

The World Bank approved US$47.95 million to help the Government of Pakistan improve nutrition status of children under two years of age, and of pregnant and lactating women in targeted areas.

Thousands commemorate the 17th anniversary of the Santa Cruz massacre. Many carried photographs of loved ones who died or who disappeared on 12 November 1991 when the Indonesian military opened fire on a group of pro-independence supporters during a peaceful demonstration.

Former Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (left) and his then deputy Suthep Thaugsuban (right) arrive at the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) in Bangkok on May 14, 2013.

The parents and children of this Syrian family sleep on the streets of Istanbul in Turkey. They are among the 3 million refugees from Syria, many of whom live in desperate conditions.

Independent organizations in Egypt face a looming crackdown, 45 international and national human rights groups from across the globe said in a joint statement.

Independent organizations in Egypt face a looming crackdown, 45 international and national human rights groups from across the globe said in a joint statement.

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović called for the Russian authoities to fully investigate and prosecute all attacks on journalists following an attack against journalist Lev Schlosberg in Pskov, in western Russia.

Amid heavy rains and violence UNICEF and partners have distributed more than half a million mosquito bed nets reaching every home in Bangui to protect families from malaria - the leading killer of children under 5 in Central African Republic.