- The United Nations
The UN Security Council votes to approve a resolution that requires Syria to give up its chemical weapons during a meeting at UN headquarters in New York on September 27 (XINHUA/AFP) - The United States
Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on September 29. Disagreements over budget decisions forced the U.S. Government to shutdown at midnight on October 1 after the Senate and the Congress failed to reach an agreement (XINHUA/AFP) - Australia
Warships from 11 countries arrive at Jarvis Bay to take part in a marine security exercise on September 29 (ZHA CHUNMING) - Kenya
Women light candles during a 24-hour prayer vigil for victims of the Westgate Mall massacre in Nairobi on September 28 (XINHUA/AFP) - Republic of Korea
Students participate in an annual ceremony at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul on September 28 to celebrate the birthday of Chinese philosopher and scholar Confucius (XINHUA/AFP) - Pakistan
Rescue workers pull a survivor from the debris in Awaran on September 28 after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake, killing at least 22 people in southwest Pakistan already devastated by an earlier tremor that claimed the lives of more than 300 others (XINHUA)
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