Israeli forces raided homes in the town of al-Rafid, in Syria’s Quneitra countryside on August 15, and the operation drew almost no attention beyond Syria itself. Such raids have become so ordinary along the old disengagement line that they no longer register as events anywhere
The protests were triggered by the leak of question papers for a national medical college entrance exam.
NEW DELHI, Aug 20 - India's Supreme Court created a panel on Thursday to investigate allegations of police violence and of attacks on security personnel by demonstrators during youth protests that forced the education minister to resign last month.
KARACHI, Aug 20 - Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan would not confront the military or army chief Asim Munir if freed, one of his closest aides told Reuters, portraying Munir as able to extend a \"healing hand\" after a legal breakthrough this week.
Aug 20 - North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, on Thursday said South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's reaction to the U.S. move to reduce joint drills were “double-dealing remarks” that showed uneasiness and impatience, KCNA reported.
DHAKA, Aug 20 - Bangladeshi lawmakers elected veteran Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the country's new president on Thursday, making the longtime opposition figure the head of state after his party came to power in a major political transition.
He said the investigation was not to target anyone over past decisions.
Indonesia's government says over 100,000 hectares burned in the first half of the year.
COLOMBO, Aug 20 - Sri Lanka's government has arranged for water to be delivered to nearly 72,000 people across seven districts as the country tackles a drought linked to this year's severe El Niño, a senior official said on Thursday.
ALMATY, Aug 20 - Kazakhstan votes on Sunday in a snap parliamentary election expected to strengthen President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's hold over the country after constitutional changes allowed him to extend his seven years in power for another seven.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Seoul to adhere to a friendly policy towards China.
Proceeds from the scheme would be directed to local Australian news outlets.
The North Korean missile appeared to have landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone in the sea, Japanese media reported.
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 - The U.S. has designated Myanmar scholar and U.S. citizen Min Zin as wrongfully detained after his arrest by Chinese authorities in June, a senior State Department official told Reuters, a move that makes securing his release a top U.S. priority.
Heavy rains expected later in 2026 is expected to be followed by a prolonged drought in early 2027.
Bangkok said the talks focused on ways to enhance security cooperation on the nations’ 2,400km border.
Music venues were warned in July against performances of songs with Japanese lyrics.
Beijing urged Washington to “immediately withdraw” the planned tariffs.
Activists say that the ultimate goal should be preventing strays from ever being born or abandoned on the streets.
Chinese actor Wang Xing, whose disappearance near the Thailand-Myanmar border made headlines last year, was among the syndicate’s victims, according to Chinese news outlets.
Evergrande's fortunes reversed in 2020, when new regulations from China seeking to limit excessive borrowing in the real estate sector complicated Evergrande's ability to make payments.
Evergrande founder Xu Jiayin was sentenced to life in prison in Shenzhen for fraud and other offences.
The incident involving four workers took place at Shin-Kanuma Station north of Tokyo.
Home-based teaching and learning will be implemented during the closure.
Hui, a former steel technician raised in a village in Henan, built his fortune on low-priced homes.
HONG KONG, Aug 20 - Mingling with power brokers at the Chinese Communist Party's centenary celebrations in 2021, a beaming Hui Ka Yan betrayed no sign of the pressure mounting on his property company, China Evergrande Group, the world's most-indebted developer.
The system will help bureaucrats draft responses to parliamentary questions in the near future.
In a recent interview with news agency Al Jazeera, Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had voiced support for Beijing’s “One China” principle as well as its right to use force should peaceful reunification fail.
The runway was closed for about two and a half hours.
They say Erin Patterson should never be set free.
The restaurant displayed congratulatory flower stands bearing the names of well-known figures.
The train collided with the four men at Shin-Kanuma Station, north of Tokyo, authorities say.
Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back told lawmakers that North Korea was generally believed to have around 80 to 120 warheads, after US President Donald Trump commented a day earlier that Pyongyang possessed 57 "very powerful nuclear weapons".
Quilae Wong from the Opportunity party said the policy would also curb runaway house prices.
SYDNEY, Aug 20 - A New Zealand party that could hold the balance of power after this year's election wants to bring in a basic income for almost all residents that will be funded by a new land tax, with its leader saying on Thursday that the policy would also curb runaway house
July’s exports were expected to grow 34.3 per cent.
The industry is nearing a breakthrough where robots can be placed in unfamiliar environments and complete most tasks through simple voice or text instructions, says Unitree CEO Wang Xingxing.
The budget details come as Beijing has ramped up military and political pressure.
TAIPEI, Aug 20 - Taiwan's government on Thursday proposed an 18% rise in defence spending for next year, including for drones and missiles, taking it above T$1 trillion ($31.41 billion) for the first time as Taipei bolsters its military to ward off China.
The court ordered all of Hui Ka Yan's personal property confiscated.
HONG KONG, Aug 20 - The billionaire founder of China Evergrande Group, the world's most-indebted property developer, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday by a Chinese court, which ordered all his personal property confiscated.
Hui's sentencing marks a key moment in the fallout from Evergrande's collapse, which shook China's property sector.
Seoul has traditionally avoided publicly disclosing detailed estimates of North Korea’s nuclear stockpile.
The activity is stoking concerns that Beijing is testing tactics relevant to a future quarantine or blockade.