May 23: News in pictures from across India and the world

Washington, May 23: In Thailand, armed Thai soldiers patrol on a motorbike near the Democracy Monument in Bangkok. Thailand's ruling military on Friday summoned the entire ousted government and members of the politically influential family at the heart of the country's long-running conflict, a day after it seized control of this volatile Southeast Asian nation in a non-violent coup.

In Afghan, Afghanistan's National Army (ANA) soldiers walk at the site of a clash between insurgents and security forces at the Indian Consulate in Herat. Gunmen armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades attacked the Indian Consulate in western Afghanistan's Herat province Friday, an assault that injured no diplomatic staff, police said. Indian officials said there had been a threat against its diplomats in Afghanistan, but gave no other details.

In Turkey, riot police used water cannons and teargas to disperse people who were protesting the Soma mine disaster that killed 301 miners, in Istanbul.

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Armed Thai soldiers patrol on a motorbike

Armed Thai soldiers patrol on a motorbike near the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, May 23, 2014. Thailand's ruling military on Friday summoned the entire ousted government and members of the politically influential family at the heart of the country's long-running conflict, a day after it seized control of this volatile Southeast Asian nation in a non-violent coup.

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan arrive at the amfAR Cinema

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan arrive at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 67th international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 22, 2014.

Riot police use water cannons and teargas to disperse people

Riot police use water cannons and teargas to disperse people who were protesting the Soma mine disaster that killed 301 miners, in Istanbul, Turkey, late Thursday, March 22, 2014.

An Afghanistan National Army (ANA) soldier fires his weapon

An Afghanistan National Army (ANA) soldier fires his weapon at the site of a clash between insurgents and security forces on the Indian Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, Friday, May 23, 2014.

Afghanistan's National Army (ANA) soldiers walk at the site

Afghanistan's National Army (ANA) soldiers walk at the site of a clash between insurgents and security forces at the Indian Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, Friday, May 23, 2014.

Afghan security forces gather around the lifeless body

Afghan security forces gather around the lifeless body of an insurgent at the site of a clash between insurgents and security forces at the Indian Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, Friday, May 23, 2014. Gunmen armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades attacked the Indian Consulate in western Afghanistan's Herat province Friday, an assault that injured no diplomatic staff, police said. Indian officials said there had been a threat against its diplomats in Afghanistan, but gave no other details.

An Afghan soldier takes position at the site of a clash

An Afghan soldier takes position at the site of a clash between insurgents and security forces at the Indian Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, Friday, May 23, 2014.

Afghan security forces watch a house burn at the site

Afghan security forces watch a house burn at the site of a clash between insurgents and security forces at the Indian Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, Friday, May 23, 2014.

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