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Lebanon protests, Indian Kumbh, Malay stir

Protesters set trash on fire on barbed wire erected near the government palace in downtown Beirut, Lebanon August 29, 2015. (Reuters)

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Riot policemen detain anti-government protesters near the government palace in downtown Beirut, Lebanon August 29, 2015. Thousands of protesters waving Lebanese flags and chanting "revolution" took to the streets of Beirut on Saturday for an unprecedented mobilisation against sectarian politicians they say are incompetent and corrupt. (Reuters)

Protesters set trash on fire on barbed wire erected near the government palace in downtown Beirut, Lebanon August 29, 2015. (Reuters)

Lebanese Pop star Myriam Klink (in pink helmet) and her fans wear masks as they take part in an anti-government protest at Martyrs' Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon August 29, 2015. (Reuters)
 

Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, take a dip in the Godavari river during the first "Shahi Snan" (grand bath) at the ongoing "Kumbh Mela", or Pitcher Festival, in Nashik, India, August 29, 2015. Hundreds of thousands of Hindus took part in the religious gathering at the banks of the Godavari river in Nashik city at the festival, which is held every 12 years in different Indian cities. (Reuters)


An Indian Hindu holy woman (C) arrives in a procession for the first holy dip at the Kumbh Mela in Trimbakeshwar near Nashik on August 29, 2015. Tens of thousands of Hindu pilgrims and holy men washed away their sins with a religious dip on the first main bathing day of India's Kumbh Mela festival on August 29.  (AFP)

Sadhus or Hindu holy men shout religious hymns as they arrive to take a dip in the Godavari river during the first "Shahi Snan" (grand bath) at "Kumbh Mela", or Pitcher Festival in Nashik, India, August 29, 2015.(Reuters)
 

A protestor takes part in an anti-government rally in Kuala Lumpur on August 29, 2015.  Malaysia's capital braced for possible confrontations on August 29, between demonstrators seeking the premier's ouster over corruption allegations and police who have declared their planned two-day street rally illegal. (AFP)


Protestors gather during a demonstration demanding Prime Minister Najib Razak’s resignation and electoral reforms in Kuala Lumpur on August 29, 2015. (AFP)


Protestors hold placards demanding Prime Minister Najib Razak's resignation and electoral reforms during an anti-government rally in Kuala Lumpur on August 29, 2015. Malaysia's capital braced for possible confrontations on August 29, between demonstrators seeking the premier's ouster over corruption allegations and police who have declared their planned two-day street rally illegal. (AFP)