ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 8 ສິງຫາ 2014
![A supporter waves flags during a gathering in support of Turkey's Prime Minister and presidential candidate Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul. Erdogan is set to secure his place in history as Turkey's first popularly-elected president on Sunday.](https://gdb.voanews.com/eccf7809-160f-4bf7-a016-e303c2291b6e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A supporter waves flags during a gathering in support of Turkey's Prime Minister and presidential candidate Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul. Erdogan is set to secure his place in history as Turkey's first popularly-elected president on Sunday.
![Pakistani workers make a huge national flag ahead of forthcoming celebrations of the country's Independence Day in Karachi. Pakistan will celebrate its Independence Day on August 14.](https://gdb.voanews.com/084c8c5d-a6d1-4564-933b-900eb6d3e2e5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pakistani workers make a huge national flag ahead of forthcoming celebrations of the country's Independence Day in Karachi. Pakistan will celebrate its Independence Day on August 14.
![Syrian refugees, fleeing the recent fighting in Arsal, wait by trucks in Majdel Anjar in the Bekaa valley, near the Lebanese border with Syria. The refugees, who had sought shelter in Arsal, were attempting to head back to Syria; however, they say Syrian authorities at the border rejected them until further investigation to verify their identities and statuses.](https://gdb.voanews.com/43025562-eedd-4565-a656-7882fef314c9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Syrian refugees, fleeing the recent fighting in Arsal, wait by trucks in Majdel Anjar in the Bekaa valley, near the Lebanese border with Syria. The refugees, who had sought shelter in Arsal, were attempting to head back to Syria; however, they say Syrian authorities at the border rejected them until further investigation to verify their identities and statuses.
![Samir Hineidi, of Fairfax, Virginia, left, and a demonstrator who chose not to be identified, participate in a Middle East demonstration outside the White House in Washington.](https://gdb.voanews.com/dbf754f8-4ceb-4d0b-91fa-553b6f75fd37_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Samir Hineidi, of Fairfax, Virginia, left, and a demonstrator who chose not to be identified, participate in a Middle East demonstration outside the White House in Washington.