Afghanistan   Rockets fired towards Presidential Palace in Kabul

New Zealand   Education sector workers stage countrywide strike

Philippines   Four militants killed in separate skirmishes in Sarangani and Agusan del Norte provinces

Thailand   Four Malaysian kidnapping victims rescued in Satun Province

Spain   Possible vehicle-ramming attack in Zaragoza

United Kingdom   Aviation strike to impact Liverpool John Lennon Airport on 23 to 25 August

Argentina   Protest against former president’s immunity scheduled in Buenos Aires on 21 August

Bolivia   Violent confrontations reported at road blockade on Autovía La Paz-Oruro outside La Paz

Haiti   Parliament building in Port-au-Prince targeted with IED attack

Mexico   Five police officers injured in armed ambush in Acapulco, Guerrero