Saturday, 19 August, 2017
An unofficial morgue estimate had previously put the toll at around 400 dead, but the figure had not been confirmed until Friday
Joint exercises could send Korea tensions soaring again
Pyongyang views Seul's military drill as a highly provocative rehearsal for an invasion of its own territory
Deadly South Asia floods affect 16m people
Millions of people across Nepal, Bangladesh and India face severe food shortages and disease caused by polluted flood waters
Knife attacker shot and held in Finnish city Turku
Finnish broadcaster YLE says at least two other people had been injured in the incident while other reports spoke of five or six victims
Saudi Arabia reopens border to Qatari pilgrims despite tensions
Qatar welcomes the decision but also lashed out at what it called Riyadh's politicisation of religious freedoms
Rights groups urge Yemen rebels to free political commentator
The fighting pushes seven million people to the brink of famine and sparking a cholera outbreak
Fox's James Murdoch slams Trump's Charlottesville response
Murdoch is the son of the company's co-executive chairman, Rupert Murdoch, a Trump confidant
World voices solidarity with Spain after terror attack
World leaders condemn the attack expressing outrage and solidarity with the victims
Death toll in Bihar floods rises to 119
It has washed away thousands of huts, damaged buildings, roads, bridges and standing crops worth crores
Israel freezes controversial settlement law
The decision is in response to a petition brought by 17 Palestinian local councils on whose land the settlements are built
US air strikes kills 7 Al-Shabaab militants
The US Africa Command said that the joint operation with Somalia security forces occurred in Jilib, Somalia, about 320km southwest of Mogadishu
Sharif, sons summoned
Pakistan’s anti-corruption body has issued summons to disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz…
Assam floods: Death toll reaches 49
The second wave of floods in Assam since July-end have affected over 30 lakh persons in 24 districts
5 suspects killed in Barcelona second attack
Police say the situation in Cambrils - a popular seaside resort to the south-west of Barcelona - is now under control
IS claimed responsibility for Barcelona terror attack
2 men are arrested after a white van ploughed into a crowd of people in a busy Barcelona tourist district, killing at least 12 and injuring 80 others
13 killed in deadly Barcelona terror attack
Police officers have evacuated nearby streets, which are part of the popular Las Ramblas area, and confirmed there have been multiple fatalities