In Pics: What happened across the world on Aug 23

Published: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 16:19 [IST]

Bangalore, Aug 23: A tense standoff continued in Pakistan on Saturday as overnight talks between the government and protesters demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation made little headway in breaking the political logjam.

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan and cleric Tahirul Qadri are protesting alleged vote rigging in polls last year and demanding Sharif's resignation and holding of fresh polls.

Meanwhile, a four-year-old boy was killed on Friday evening by a mortar attack on southern Israel by Hamas, authorities said.

The child was killed when a mortar barrage launched from the Gaza Strip hit a car near a kindergarten in Sdot Negev Regional Council near the Israel-Gaza border, Xinhua quoted a spokesperson with the Israeli military as saying.

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Ukraine to celebrate its 23rd Independence Day on Aug 24

Ukraine will celebrate its 23rd Independence Day on Aug 24 with a military parade in its capital as a part of the commemorations.

Tensions continue in Gaza

Palestinian children wash their faces for the preparation of the on Friday prayers as they stand among the ruins and the fallen minaret of the Al-Sousi mosque.

Talks fail between Pak govt and Khan

Supporters of Pakistan's cricketer turned-politician Imran Khan rally in Karachi, Pakistan.

ESA launches VS07 Soyuz rocket

European Space Agency (ESA), shows the medium-lift VS07 Soyuz rocket lifting off from its launching pad in Kourou, French Guiana.

Lioness and her cubs

Four white lion cubs with their mother 'Princess' at the Circus Krone in Magdeburg, eastern Germany.

Manaudou wins gold medal

France's Florent Manaudou celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 100m freestyle final at the LEN Swimming European Championships in Berlin, Germany.