The final moment has come. Delegates have entered the hall and cast their votes. The outcome should be announced anytime now!

MCA central delegates went into the hall at 10.45 a.m. this morning (Saturday), and the media were allowed in for only ten minutes before they were told to leave.

The coffins of 11 of the 143 victims confirmed killed by the tsunami arrive at a memorial service before mass burial in Apia's Tafaigata cemetery in Samoa.

28-year-old sand sculptor Rogean Rodrigues gives the finishing touches to the Olympic Rings on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

A replica of the world's best preserved wooly mammoth, a 40,000-year-old baby named Lyuba, is displayed at Chicago's Field Museum.

Attendees forming the word "Peace" on Sydney's Bondi Beach to promote awareness for the world march for peace and non-violence.

A girl twirling a luminous loop in Hong Kong's Victoria Park during a carnival to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Student teams participating in the Solar Decathlon at the National Mall in Washington, DC.

A women washing clothes in front of her collapsed house in Padang.

A cheerful crowd roaring of joy at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after it is officially announced that the city will host the 2016 summer Olympic Games.