Author: Reuters
Six injured in attack on Swiss train; motive unknown, police say
Six people were injured in an attack aboard a Swiss train on August 13 by a man armed with a knife and flammable fluid, St Gallen cantonal police said.
Thousands return to Manbij after IS militants flee city
Thousands of displaced residents streamed back into the northern Syrian town of Manbij on August 13 after US-backed fighters ousted the last Islamic State militants from their former stronghold, residents and US allies said.
Death toll in Virginia plane crash climbs to six
Six people, including three members of an Indiana family and a German exchange student, were killed on August 12 when their small plane plowed into a line of trees after an aborted landing at a northern Virginia airport, authorities said on August 13.
Afghan Taliban free six Pakistani helicopter crew captured after crash
Five Pakistanis and a Russian who were captured by the Afghan Taliban after their government helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan have been released and turned over to Pakistani custody, officials said on August 13.
Biden urges Ukraine president to avoid escalating tensions with Russia: White House
US Vice President Joe Biden spoke by phone on August 12 with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and urged him "to do his part" to avoid escalating tensions with Russia, the White House said
US-backed forces wrest control of Syria's Manbij from Islamic State
US-backed forces have seized full control of the northern Syrian city of Manbij near the Turkish border after the last remaining Islamic State fighters, who had been using civilians as human shields, left, a spokesman for the group said on August 12.
US drone kills Islamic State leader for Afghanistan, Pakistan: officials
The leader of Islamic State's branch in Afghanistan and Pakistan was killed in a US drone strike on July 26, a Pentagon spokesman said on August 12 after the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan announced the news to Reuters.
Venezuela, Colombia presidents say border posts to reopen
The Venezuela-Colombia border will be reopened gradually, the presidents of the two countries announced on August 11, speaking side-by-side in Venezuela's southeastern state of Bolivar.
Bombs in Thai resort kill one, injure nine, including foreigners
Two bombs exploded in the Thai seaside resort of Hua Hin on August 11, killing one woman and injuring 10 people, Thai police said.
US calls for reducing tensions between Ukraine and Russia
The United States is extremely concerned about tension on the boundary between Russia and Ukraine and calls on both sides to reduce tension and rhetoric, State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau said on August 11.
