Anger mounted on August 24 as police in the Philippines acknowledged mistakes in a hostage rescue effort that ended with the deaths of eight people on a tourist bus.

Mexican troops say they have discovered 72 bodies at a ranch in the north of the country on August 24.

A 22-year-old Mexico woman has won the Miss Universe pageant after donning a flowing red gown and telling an audience that it's important to teach kids family values.

A single-engine aircraft carrying 11 passengers and three crew members crashed south of Kathmandu on August 24 amid bad weather, government officials said.

Vice President Joe Biden said on August 23 he is pressing Iraq's leaders to settle their differences and form a government, almost six months after the country's election and a week before the scheduled end of the U.S. combat mission.

Pakistan braced for more flooding in the south as officials began talks in Washington on August 23 with the International Monetary Fund on how to shore up the battered economy to maintain stability.

The Indian and Japanese foreign ministers have held talks on a civil nuclear co-operation agreement.

China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have evacuated thousands of people from their homes after heavy rains burst the Yalu river, flooding areas near their border.

Tens of thousands of people in Pakistan’s southern parts of Sindh Province fled for higher ground, as rising river waters have hit at least four more districts, including urban areas.

33 miners trapped underground in Chile sent a note on August 22 saying they are alive, raising hopes for the first time in the nearly three weeks since the mine collapsed, but officials cautioned it could take months to rescue the workers.