Brazilians rage against president, corruption
Hundreds of thousands of protesters demanded Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's resignation, blaming her and the leftist Workers' Party for runaway corruption,
Fire in Almaty shopping mall
Fire has broken out in Passage shopping mall located at the crossing of Kunayev and Zhibek Zholy streets of Almaty city on August 10.
Pakistan's answer to 'The Onion' tackles tough topics with satire
From a mullah who wants a military operation against women wearing jeans to "uncircumcised" Islamic State fighters, a satirical Pakistani website is using humour to shine a light on current affairs in the turbulent nation.
14 August 2015
IS truck bomb kills at least 54 in Baghdad market
A truck bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 54 people in a Shiite-majority area of Baghdad, the deadliest single attack in Iraq's capital in months.
Huge China explosions leave scores dead, hundreds injured
Enormous explosions in a major Chinese port city killed at least 44 people and injured more than 500, leaving a devastated industrial landscape of incinerated cars, toppled shipping containers and burnt-out buildings.
Union announces further London Underground walkouts
London's Underground staff are to hold two further 24-hour strikes later this month, threatening more chaos for commuters already hit by strikers protesting plans for night services.
12 August 2015
Swedish Ikea store stops knife sales after attack
The Ikea branch in central Sweden where two shoppers were fatally stabbed -- reportedly with knives taken from the shelves -- will temporarily stop knife sales.
Five dead in Taliban suicide blast on Kabul airport road
At least five people were killed when a Taliban suicide car bomber struck near the entrance of Kabul's international airport, the latest in a wave of lethal bombings in the Afghan capital.
10 August 2015
Washington Post reporter's spy trial resumes in Iran
The trial of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian resumed Monday in Tehran, in what could be the final hearing before a judgment is issued on whether he spied on Iran.