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.