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Saudi Arabian women vote for the first time in local council elections and also stand as candidates, a step hailed by some activists in the Islamic patriarchy as a historic change, but criticized by others as merely symbolic. Pavithra George reports.
Vote counting begins in Ireland for a double referendum on proposals to modernise constitutional references to the make-up of a family and women's "life within the home". All the major political parties support a "Yes-Yes" vote and results are expected later today. Nearly 3.5 million people were eligible to vote but turnout was less than 50 percent in most constituencies. IMAGES
Early voters head to a Dublin polling station to take part in a double referendum on proposals to modernise constitutional references to the make-up of a family and women's "duties in the home". All the major political parties support a "Yes-Yes" vote, which falls on International Women's Day. IMAGES
Rights groups protest in Istanbul after Turkey withdrew from the world's first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women, sparking both domestic and international outrage. IMAGES
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani upon his arrival in the city of al-Ula in northwestern Saudi Arabia for the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. 1ST IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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