poon cho tang SG Candidate representatives check election results in Kabul amid allegations of electoral fraud in Afghanistan's polls.
poon cho tang SG Security forces clash in Lagos An apparent dispute over the right to a free bus ride ignites a huge firefight between the police and soldiers in the Nigerian city of Lagos. Some 60 vehicles are destroyed, many of them police cars.
poon cho tang SG Security forces clash in Lagos Firefighters move through the smoking ruins of a police station, set alight by the soldiers. At least three civilians were killed as the two forces exchanged fire in Nigeria's main commercial city.
poon cho tang SG Security forces clash in Lagos A police officer said the scene resembled a war zone. Many police stayed off the streets for hours afterwards, fearful of further attacks.
poon cho tang SG Security forces clash in Lagos Intervention by senior officers finally eased the violence.
poon cho tang SG Security forces clash in Lagos The police station at the centre of the fighting was left gutted. The governor of Lagos and its police chief have appealed for calm.
poon cho tang SG Ramadan begins Hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world are marking the holy month of Ramadan.
poon cho tang SG Ramadan begins For the next four weeks, Muslims such as these men in Kabul will fast during daylight hours...
poon cho tang SG Ramadan begins ... and gather, like these Muslims in New York, at sunset to share iftar, the meal that breaks the fast.
poon cho tang SG Ramadan begins Much of the Muslim world, such as here in Bosnia, began Ramadan on Tuesday after spotting the crescent moon.
poon cho tang SG Ramadan begins Tuesday also marked the start of the holy month for Iraqi Sunnis, like this family in Basra.
poon cho tang SG Ramadan begins Indonesians and other Muslims in Asia - along with Iraq's Shia - were starting their holy month on Wednesday.
poon cho tang SG Ramadan begins Pakistan was set to usher in Ramadan on Thursday as the moon was seen later than in other parts of the world.
poon cho tang SG Ramadan begins This time of spiritual contemplation is also accompanied by fun and frolics at night time, as here in Gaza City, where a child plays with a firework.
poon cho tang SG Ramadan begins However the month can also be accompanied by greater violence from extremists. Baghdad is braced after al-Qaeda in Iraq urged an increase in attacks.
poon cho tang SG Ramadan begins Saudi Arabia and other countries have also stepped up security amid fears of a spike in militant violence.
