The world this week
Scotland decides: In an historic event, Scotland was to vote for their independence from Great Britain, and it has voted to stay with Britain. (Photo: AP)- Uniformed Secret Service officers walk along Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House and head to Lafayette Park in Washington. The Secret Service is coming under intense scrutiny after a man who hopped the White House fence made it all the
- U.S. military forces push a damaged vehicle at the site of a suicide attack near a U.S. military camp in Kabul, Afghanistan (Photo: AP)
- A Taliban suicide car bomber attacked a foreign motorcade just a couple hundred yards (meters) from the U.S. Embassy, unleashing a blast that injured at least a dozen people and rattled nearby neighborhoods, police officials said (Photo: AP)
- New Zealand Prime Minister John Key speaks as his wife, Bronagh, and son Max, left, stand near by at an election party for supporters after winning the national election in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo: AP)
- John Key, leader of the National Party was elected as the New Zealand Prime Minister. (Photo: AP)
- Sierra Leone confined its 6 million people to their homes for the next three days as the Ebola-ravaged West African country began what was believed to be the most sweeping lockdown against disease since the Middle Ages. (Photo: AP)
- A Pakistani villager wades through floodwaters in district Shorkot near Jhang, Pakistan (Photo: AP)
- Pakistan army soldiers evacuate a baby in district Shorkot near in Jhang. (Photo: AP)
- Rescue operations in Pakistan were stepped up by the Pakistani military as floods wrecked havoc in districts of the country's eastern Punjab province. (Photo: AP)
- "Some of our things are buried in mud, it will take awhile to clean up," a resident in Marikina City said while clearing up layers of mud and debris inside their residence. (Photo: AP)
- According to reports, six people have been killed so far and over two lakhs have been displaced. (Photo: AP)
- Tropical storm, Fung-Wong created havoc in the northernmost province of Philippines, as torrential downpour disrupted life in the island country. (Photo: AP)
- In the same video, militants also showed Alan Henning, the next in line to be executed. Following this, Henning's family released a video pleading for his release. (Photo: DC/AP)
- For the third time in 27 days, Islamic State extremists released a video showing the beheading of British aid worker David Haines, who went missing in Syria last year (Photo: AP)
- With 26 out of the country's 32 council areas having declared, the "No" side has 54 per cent of the vote, with the "Yes" campaign on 46 per cent. (Photo: AP)
- Polling booths opened on Thursday. Deputy First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon said that a no vote would be "a deep personal and political disappointment". (Photo: AP)
Scotland decides: In an historic event, Scotland was to vote for their independence from Great Britain, and it has voted to stay with Britain. (Photo: AP)
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