Arabian Business takes a look at the stories which made the world’s headlines during the past 24 hours.
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IN PICS: News of the world Aug 31
A group of students undergo military drill, to instill discipline prior to starting middle school in Hefei, eastern China’s Anhui province. Millions of Chinese children will return to school, together with millions more college and university students as the long summer break come to an end. (Getty Images)
A woman paddles in the sea at Weymouth seafront in Weymouth, England. Forecasters have claimed that this August has been one of the wettest and dullest on record. The weather has also been blamed for the affect on the domestic tourist trade with many resorts reporting less than expected levels of business as people chose to holiday in the UK rather than abroad. (Getty Images)
Thousands of citizens march along Mexico City’s Reforma Avenue to demonstrate against the increasing insecurity and wave of kidnappings. People form all the social strata, dressed in white and wearing black bands, participated in the rally in the streets of the Mexican capital. (Getty Images)
A house leans perilously after being damaged by heavy rain in Hachioji city, western suburb of Tokyo. One woman was found dead and another was missing as torrential rain drenched central Japan, leading authorities to urge an entire city of nearly 400,000 people to evacuate. (Getty Images)
US Army soldiers carry shot guns as they walk along a corridor separating what they deem to be the most extreme and dangerous detainees held inside the Camp Bucca detention center located near the Kuwait-Iraq border. The US military said it has released 11,000 detainees from its prisons in Iraq so far this year. Most of the detainees in US military prisons in Iraq are held without formal charges and end up spending at least a year in detention. Earlier this month Iraq’s human rights ministries said around 47,400 detainees were held in US and Iraqi prisons across the country, including 23,200 in facilities operated by the American military. (Getty Images)
French units of the United Nations peace keeping forces (UNIFIL) fire 155mm artillery rounds during a joint drill with the Lebanese army at their southern Lebanese base of Naqura. Rapid response unites of UNIFIL along with the Lebanese 66 Artillery Unit under the supervision of their respective generals used real ammunition while firing into the Mediterranean Sea. This is the second time this year that joint maneuvers have taken place between the UN and Lebanese army. The Lebanese navy and UNIFIL marine units were on stand by to ensure no civilians were in the vicinity. (Getty Images)
A Dnepr-1 rocket carrying a German RapidEye satellite constellation launches from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur cosmodrome. The satellite constellation consists of five separate satellites. All five earth observation satellites will be released into a shared orbit at 630km and will circle the globe 15 times daily. With the constellation designed with built-in redundancy and the use of high-technology sensors, RapidEye will deliver high-quality data from any point on earth at a daily basis. (Getty Images)
Thai police march down the street during the ongoing crisis with the anti-government People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protestors at the Government House amid rising tension in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands of protesters, defying a court order to end their siege, are camped out near the Government House, waving Thai flags and yellow banners representing the monarchy. Protesters have barricaded themselves inside the government complex, saying they will remain until the coalition government led by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej steps down, accusing Samak of being a figurehead for ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra. (Getty Images)
