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Planes with Russian troops take off from Almaty on Saturday. Their withdrawal comes after President Vladimir Putin said their mission to quell protests that turned into unprecedented violence in the Central Asian country has ended. IMAGES
Images released by the Russian Defence Ministry show a Russia-led military contingent completing its withdrawal from Kazakhstan as the country lifted a state of emergency after unprecedented unrest in the Central Asian state. IMAGES
The Russian Defence Ministry releases images of Russian troops loading up and boarding military planes on their way to Kazakhstan and armoured vehicles in transit, after the Kazakh government appealed for help. Long seen as one the most stable of the ex-Soviet republics of Central Asia, energy-rich Kazakhstan is facing its biggest crisis in decades after days of protests over rising fuel prices escalated into widespread unrest. IMAGES
Sixty Russian diplomats expelled by the United States in response to an apparent attempt to assassinate a former double agent in Britain with a nerve agent were set to return home on Saturday, Moscow's envoy said. IMAGES outside the Russian embassy in DC
Bangladeshi security forces patrol the capital as protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation say they will take to Dhaka's streets again following the deadliest day of unrest since demonstrations erupted last month. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.