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Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr, protesting against a rival bloc's nomination for prime minister, extend their occupation inside Iraq's parliament for a fourth day in the capital Baghdad's high-security Green Zone. IMAGES
Supporters of powerful Iraqi preacher Moqtada Sadr continue to occupy parliament for the third day, to protest against a rival bloc's nomination for prime minister IMAGES
Iraqi protesters and followers of powerful Iraqi Shiite preacher Moqtada Sadr mark the beginning of Muharram, a traditional Shiite celebration, with religious chants and collective meals inside the hall of Parliament, as they begin a second day camped inside the building. IMAGES
More than 400 million European voters will choose a new five-year EU parliament between June 6 and 9 next year, announces the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola. "Every person, in every member state, will go to vote" she says, "your vote matters". Elections in the EU's 27 member states will decide the make-up of the roughly 700-seat assembly, charged with overseeing European legislation. SOUNDBITE
On the occasion of Ukraine's independence day, and in the context of war, the colours of the Ukrainian flag are projected on the façade of the European Parliament in Brussels. 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).