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An elephant dubbed the "world's loneliest" landed in Cambodia Monday from Pakistan, receiving a warm welcome from American superstar Cher who will accompany it to a sanctuary housing potential mates. IMAGES
American pop icon Cher waits at an airport in Siem Reap, where an elephant dubbed the "world's loneliest" has landed in a plane from Pakistan, en route to a sanctuary housing three potential mates in Cambodia. IMAGES
Bangladeshi garment workers demanding a hike in their minimum wage return to their shifts following a week of violent protests, with some 600 businesses which had remained shuttered as a result of the unrest beginning to reopen. Bangladesh's 3,500 garment factories account for around 85 percent of the South Asian country's $55 billion annual exports, supplying many of the world's top names in fashion including Levi's, Zara and H&M. IMAGES
Pakistan's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, meets with military personnel and blast victims in Peshawar, where an attack at a mosque in a police headquarters killed at least 47 worshippers and wounded a further 150, with a number of police officers among the dead. The government has put Pakistan on high alert as a frantic rescue operation continues at the blast site. IMAGES
Images show emergency workers and members of the public working through the rubble after a blast at a mosque inside a highly sensitive Pakistani police headquarters on Monday. The explosion killed 33 and wounded 150 more, with police officers counted among those dead. The incident has prompted the government to put the country on high alert. IMAGES