Eid al-Fitr celebrations, a severe heat wave in Asia, and a loaned giant panda’s death

Around the world, Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr – the “festival of the breaking of the fast” – to mark the end of Ramadan. A record-breaking heat wave in Asia saw temperatures in Thailand and Bangladesh exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). In Chiang Mai Zoo, a giant panda on loan from China died six months before she was to return home. RECAP: A round-up of news from Southeast Asia this week.