The photo gallery features a selection of photos of different events in Thailand and other countries on Jan 23, 2015.
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Prosecutor Surasak Threerattrakul (left) speaks next to deputy spokesman for the Office of the Attorney General Kosonlavat Intujunyong at a press conference. They announced plans to indict former premier Yingluck Shinawatra for her role in overseeing the rice-pledging scheme. — Tawatchai Kemgumnerd.
A woman places white ribbons on a wall at a makeshift memorial in Yangon for two school teachers found dead earlier this week in a remote village in Shan state. — AFP
Miss Singapore, Rathi Menon, poses for the judges, during the national costume show during the 63rd annual Miss Universe Competition in Miami on Jan 21, 2015. — AP
This May 14, 2012 file photo shows Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz drinking Arabic coffee during a welcoming ceremony for Gulf Cooperation Council leaders attending a summit in Riyadh. King Abdullah died on Jan 23, 2015, and was replaced by his brother Salman as the ruler of the world's top oil exporter and the spiritual home of Islam. — AFP
Iraq fans smile before the Asian Cup quarter-final soccer match between Iran and Iraq at the Canberra stadium in Canberra. — Reuters
Muslims in Japan pray for the release of two Japanese citizens being held captive by Islamic State militants, during Friday prayers at a mosque in Tokyo. — Reuters
People gather at the site of an explosion in Sanaa, Yemen. Two improvised explosive devices went off outside houses of Houthi families, but no casualties were reported. — Reuters
Supporters gather to listen the speech of opposition leader and head of the radical left Syriza party Alexis Tsipras during a campaign rally in central Athens on Jan 22, 2015. Greece's anti-bailout party has widened its lead over the ruling conservatives. — Reuters