Thailand: Bangkok governor suspended
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on August 25 ordered to suspend Bangkok Governor M.R. Sukhumbhand Boribhat from duty for an unspecified period of time, pending further investigation into corruption charges against him.
Gun, bomb attack on American University in Kabul kills 12
Twelve people, including seven students, were killed in an attack on the American University in Kabul that sent hundreds of students fleeing in panic, police said early on August 25, before the assault ended when two gunmen were shot dead.
Italy quake toll rises to nearly 250 as rescuers struggle to find survivors
The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Italy rose sharply to almost 250 people early on August 25 after rescue teams worked through the night to try to find survivors under the rubble of flattened towns.
Myanmar sends police, soldiers to protect ancient temples damaged in quake
Myanmar sent truckloads of soldiers and squadrons of police to protect and rebuild centuries-old Buddhist pagodas around the ancient capital of Bagan on August 25, a day after at least 187 of the brick temples were damaged in a powerful earthquake.
Thailand releases sketches of bombing suspects
Thai police on August 24 released sketches of four male suspects in the bombings of Hua Hin resort and Phang Nga province two weeks ago.
Controversy over burkini ban in Europe
Since August, a number of cities in France have banned women from wearing a body-covering Muslim swimsuit known as burkini at beaches and public swimming pools.
Turkish tanks roll into Syria, pushing Islamic State out of key border town
Syrian rebels backed by Turkish special forces, tanks and warplanes entered one of Islamic State's last strongholds on the Turkish-Syrian border on August 24, in Turkey's first major U.S.-backed incursion into its southern neighbor.
Afghan forces kill two gunmen to end American University attack
Afghan security forces killed two gunmen who attacked the American University in Kabul, police said early on August 24, ending an assault on the compound that killed at least one person and sent hundreds of students fleeing in panic.
Myanmar earthquake kills three, damages scores of ancient temples
A powerful earthquake shook central Myanmar on August 24, killing at least three people including two children, and damaging scores of centuries-old Buddhist pagodas around the ancient capital of Bagan.
Italy rescuers toil through night seeking quake survivors as death toll hits 159
Rescue teams were working through the night to try to find survivors under the rubble that remained of central Italian towns flattened by an earthquake that hit in the early hours of August 24, killing at least 159 people.