Portal:Current events/2014 August 18

Current events of August 18, 2014 (2014-08-18) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks War in Donbass: Ukrainian forces say they recapture control of Mala Ivanivka and Andrianivka from pro-Russian insurgents, effectively isolating the rebel controlled city of Horlivka. (Reuters) 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict: Israeli Defence Forces destroy the homes of the three suspected murderers of the kidnapped teenagers on the West Bank. (Jerusalem Post) Disasters At least 160 people are reported dead in floods and landslides following days of heavy rain in northern India and Nepal. (BBC) Law and crime Death of Michael Brown: The Governor of the US state of Missouri, Jay Nixon, dispatches the Missouri National Guard to the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson following a week of often violent protest after the shooting of Michael Brown. (Washington Post) Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is wanted for questioning in Sweden, says that he will leave his refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London "soon". (The Guardian) Jackie Chan's son Jaycee and Taiwan star Kai Ko are arrested and detained in Beijing over drug-related charges. (The Straits Times) (New York Times)