Global stock markets rose after an increase in new U.S. home sales and strong corporate earnings across a range of industries lifted investment sentiment. Photo: AP
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addresses a national conference to commemorate the National Panchayati Raj Day in New Delhi. Photo: PTI
A survivor reacts in pain as he is carried by a rescuer after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: AP
A resident walks past flags of Malaysia's ruling National Front coalition at a housing estate in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysians will head to the polls to cast their votes in general elections on May 5. Photo: AP
South Korean war veterans salute during a ceremony to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the Battle of Happy Valley, in which Irish troops fought off Chinese troops during the Korean War, in Jangheung, South Korea. Photo: AP