Top shots from around the world

Published August 19, 2014
A beautiful day in Skopje, Macedonia. – Photo by AFP
A beautiful day in Skopje, Macedonia. – Photo by AFP
Pupils walk to school in Mogpog in the province Marinduque, Philippines –Photo by Reuters
Pupils walk to school in Mogpog in the province Marinduque, Philippines –Photo by Reuters
A fighter supporting the Iraqi army against Islamic State (IS) militants. – Photo by AFP
A fighter supporting the Iraqi army against Islamic State (IS) militants. – Photo by AFP
Doctors Without Borders aid with Ebola outbreak in Guekedou, Guinea. – Photo by AP
Doctors Without Borders aid with Ebola outbreak in Guekedou, Guinea. – Photo by AP
Dutch plane delivering relief goods to victims of the humanitarian disaster in the Kurdish city of Arbil, Iraq – Photo by AFP
Dutch plane delivering relief goods to victims of the humanitarian disaster in the Kurdish city of Arbil, Iraq – Photo by AFP
32nd LEN European swimming championships – Photo by AFP
32nd LEN European swimming championships – Photo by AFP
A Ukrainian soldier talks with children in the small eastern city of Popasna, Lugansk region. – Photo by AFP
A Ukrainian soldier talks with children in the small eastern city of Popasna, Lugansk region. – Photo by AFP
Supporters of Tahir-ul-Qadri wave flags as they listen to his speech in Islamabad. – Photo by AFP
Supporters of Tahir-ul-Qadri wave flags as they listen to his speech in Islamabad. – Photo by AFP
Newborn giant panda triplets, China. – Photo by Reuters
Newborn giant panda triplets, China. – Photo by Reuters

Opinion

In defamation’s name

In defamation’s name

It provides yet more proof that the undergirding logic of public authority in Pakistan is legal and extra-legal coercion rather than legitimised consent.

Editorial

Mercury rising
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Mercury rising

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Antibiotic overuse
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Antibiotic overuse

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World Cup team
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World Cup team

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ICJ rebuke
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ICJ rebuke

The reason for Israel’s criminal behaviour is that it is protected by its powerful Western friends.
Hot spells
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Hot spells

WITH Pakistan already dealing with a heatwave that has affected 26 districts since May 21, word from the climate...
Defiant stance
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Defiant stance

AT a time when the country is in talks with the IMF for a medium-term loan crucial to bolstering the fragile ...