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Devotees in Pakistan’s flood-ravaged southern Sindh province attended Friday prayers, pleading for relief from the recent wave of disasters that have affected millions across the country.  (Reuters)

Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was threatened by a man with a gun late on Thursday, in what was described as an assassination attempt. Officials reported she was not harmed, and no shots were fired. (Reuters)

Sri Lanka police fired tear gas and water cannons as protesters gathered in the streets of the country’s capital, Colombo.  (Reuters)

Spain’s Tomatina food-fight festival returned Wednesday in the town of Bunol after a two-year break due to the pandemic with thousands of revelers hurling 130 tons of over-ripe tomatoes.  (Reuters)

The sounds of gunfire rang out Monday as supporters of Iraq's powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the government palace in central Baghdad.  (Reuters)

Fresh rain spells have added to woes of residents of Hyderabad, Pakistan, already flooded with accumulated rainwater, especially in the low-lying areas Tuesday.  (Reuters)

Hundreds of wheelchair users rallied around Mexico City Sunday, going over speed bumps to demonstrate their demand for more accessible roads and pavements.  (Reuters)

A truck ploughed into a crowd near a filling station in the Derik district of Mardin in Turkey on August 20, 2022, killing 16 people and injuring 29. (Reuters)

A bull caused panic in Lima, Peru, on August 17, 2022, after escaping from a truck that was transporting him to a slaughterhouse. (Reuters)

Wearing traditional white and gold outfits, with their daggers raised up in the sky, nine Yemeni men dance in unison during what is becoming an increasingly common occurrence: collective weddings. (Reuters)