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Newly elected Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki vowed to control hard-line Islamic fundamentalists in his country.
Egypt's new president, Mohammed Morsi, told the U.N. he "will not rest" until the civil war in Syria ends.
British P.M. David Cameron promised to follow through on commitments to increase British aid to developing countries.
Japanese P.M. Yoshihiko Noda provoked an enraged response from China when he told the U.N. that the contested Diaoyu Islands were an "integral" part of Japan.
Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe drew American ire when, in decrying the death of Moammar Gadhafi, he compared the killing to that of U.S. Ambassor to Libya Christopher Stevens.
Spain's P.M., Mariano Rajoy, facing widespread unrest against his government's new austerity budget, reaffirmed Spain's commitment to the U.N. and desire to serve on the Security Council.
Like at the RNC, empty chairs played a significant role. Leaders from Russia, China, Germany and Turkey skipped the meeting, prompting questions about the U.N.'s relevance in today's technologically connected world.
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This photo. President Barack Obama has a laugh during the unveiling of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Tx., Thursday. Former first lady Barbara Bush, who candidly admitted this week we've had enough Bushes in the White House, is unamused.
Reuters/Jason Reed

Rescue workers converge Wednesday in Savar, Bangladesh, where the collapse of a garment building killed more than 300. Factory owners had ignored police orders to vacate the work site the day before.
AP/A.M. Ahad

Police gather Wednesday at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to honor campus officer Sean Collier, who was allegedly killed in a shootout with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects last week.
AP/Elise Amendola

Police tape closes the site of a car bomb that targeted the French embassy in Libya Tuesday. The explosion wounded two French guards and caused extensive damage to Tripoli's upscale al-Andalus neighborhood.
AP/Abdul Majeed Forjani

Protestors rage outside the residence of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday following the rape of a 5-year-old girl in New Delhi. The girl was allegedly kidnapped and tortured before being abandoned in a locked room for two days.
AP/Manish Swarup

Clarksville, Mo., residents sit in a life boat Monday after a Mississippi River flooding, the 13th worst on record.
AP/Jeff Roberson

Workers pause Wednesday for a memorial service at the site of the West, Tx., fertilizer plant explosion, which killed 14 people and left a crater more than 90 feet wide.
AP/The San Antonio Express-News, Tom Reel

Aerial footage of the devastation following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in China's Sichuan province last Saturday. At least 180 people were killed and as many as 11,000 injured in the quake.
AP/Liu Yinghua

On Wednesday, Hazmat-suited federal authorities search a martial arts studio in Tupelo, Miss., once operated by Everett Dutschke, the newest lead in the increasingly twisty ricin case. Last week, President Barack Obama, Sen. Roger Wicker, R.-Miss., and a Mississippi judge were each sent letters laced with the deadly poison.
AP/Rogelio V. Solis

The lighting of Freedom Hall at the George W. Bush Presidential Center Thursday is celebrated with (what else but) red, white and blue fireworks.
AP/David J. Phillip

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