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A member of the Lesotho military stands guard in front of an armed personnel carrier at the entrance of the army barracks in Maseru August 30 2014. Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane on Saturday accused his country's army of staging a coup against him and fled to neighbouring South Africa, which condemned the military's action and called for a peaceful settlement. Early morning gunfire was heard in Maseru, capital of the small southern African kingdom encircled by South Africa. Army units occupied police headquarters and surrounded the prime minister's residence, residents and diplomats said. (Photo by Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)
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