A man carrying his grandson mourns his son, whom he said died fighting with the Kurdish People's Protection Units during recent clashes with forces loyal to Syria's President Assad, in al-Hasakah
A man carrying his grandson mourns his son, whom he said died fighting with the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) during recent clashes with forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad, in al-Hasakah May 23, 2014. Picture taken May 23, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Members of the Kurdish People's Protection Units stand at the Irrigation, Fodder and Agriculture government building after saying they have seized it from forces loyal to Syria's President Assad in al-Hasakah
Members of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) stand at the Irrigation, Fodder and Agriculture government building after saying they have seized it from forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad in al-Hasakah May 23, 2014. Picture taken May 23, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Lebanon officially enters presidential vacuum
LEBANON-PRESIDENCY (TV, PIX):Lebanon officially enters presidential vacuum
Free Syrian Army fighters fire from a tank during what they said was an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Kvrbasin village of Maarat Al-Nouman, Idlib
Free Syrian Army fighters fire from a tank during what they said was an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Kvrbasin village of Maarat Al-Nouman, Idlib May 23, 2014. Picture taken May 23, 2014. REUTERS/Rasem Ghareeb (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Free Syrian Army fighters carry an artillery box during what they said was an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Kvrbasin village of Maarat Al-Nouman, Idlib
Free Syrian Army fighters carry an artillery box during what they said was an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Kvrbasin village of Maarat Al-Nouman, Idlib May 23, 2014. Picture taken May 23, 2014. REUTERS/Rasem Ghareeb (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Free Syrian Army fighters prepare shells during what they said was an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Kvrbasin village of Maarat Al-Nouman, Idlib
Free Syrian Army fighters prepare shells during what they said was an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Kvrbasin village of Maarat Al-Nouman, Idlib May 23, 2014. Picture taken May 23, 2014. REUTERS/Rasem Ghareeb (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Free Syrian Army fighters prepare shells during what they said was an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Kvrbasin village of Maarat Al-Nouman, Idlib
Free Syrian Army fighters prepare shells during what they said was an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Kvrbasin village of Maarat Al-Nouman, Idlib May 23, 2014. Picture taken 23 May, 2014. REUTERS/Rasem Ghareeb (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Free Syrian Army fighters stand by a tank during what they said was an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Kvrbasin village of Maarat Al-Nouman, Idlib
Free Syrian Army fighters stand by a tank during what they said was an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Kvrbasin village of Maarat Al-Nouman, Idlib May 23, 2014. Picture taken 23 May, 2014. REUTERS/Rasem Ghareeb (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Red Cross receives International Four Freedoms Award 2014
The International Four Freedoms Award 2014 was presented today by the Roosevelt Foundation in Middelburg, Netherlands, to the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, and the Vice-President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Francesco Rocca.
Red Cross receives the International Four Freedoms Award 2014
The International Four Freedoms Award 2014 has been presented today by the Roosevelt Foundation in Middelburg, Netherlands, to the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, and the Vice-President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Francesco Rocca.