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Players fight for the puck during an underwater hockey training session

Underwater Hockey To Make Waves At Southeast Asia Mini-Olympics

Swimmers wearing snorkels and gripping short, curved sticks dive to the bottom of a pool in Malaysia and charge at a puck as they compete in an energetic game of underwater hockey.Invented in the 1950s in Britain -- where it is known as "Octopush" -- to help divers keep fit during the winter months, the game has gained a small but dedicated following from Europe to Asia.This year the unusual discipline is set to debut at the Southeast Asian Games, the region's biennial mini-Olympics that attracts thousands of athletes.
Mirpur is a city known for its palatial houses and has strong ties to Britain

Rescuers Scramble To Reach Survivors As Pakistan Quake Toll Climbs

Rescuers battled along badly damaged roads and combed through toppled buildings Wednesday to reach victims of an earthquake that killed at least 38 people and injured hundreds more in northeast Pakistan.Authorities were still assessing the quake's impact in villages around the city of Mirpur in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, but in some the immediate damage was evident.After a night of heavy rain compounded the misery of survivors, hundreds gathered to attend the funerals of residents killed near Mirpur, about 130 kilometres (80 miles) southeast of the capital, Islamabad.
Egypt's president and current African Union chair, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

Sisi, Egypt's Undisputed Leader

Egypt's government has taken no chances and arrested over 600 people after hundreds of Egyptians protested against the president's rule last week

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