Portal:Current events/2018 August 13

August 13, 2018 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Afghanistan
- More than 100 Afghan soldiers and police, 13 civilians and hundreds of Taliban are killed during the ongoing offensive in Ghazni. (BBC)
- The Taliban captures Camp Chenaya, an Afghan Army base in Ghormach District, Faryab Province. (Voice of America)
At least 40 people are killed by paramilitary forces in eastern Ethiopia, in the latest spate of violence driven by ethnic divisions. (Voice of America)

Business and economy

Turkish currency and debt crisis
- Asian stock prices sink as Turkey’s financial turmoil fuels fears contagion might spread to other emerging markets. (Market Watch)

Disasters and accidents

2018 Laos dam collapse
- The death toll from a dam collapse in Laos on 23 July rises to 36, while 98 people are still missing. (Business Standard)
Authorities in India confirm that 774 people have been killed so far during monsoon rains. (Financial Express)
Nine people are killed and 16 others injured after a fire breaks out in a ward on the seventh floor of a hospital in New Taipei City, Taiwan. (BBC)
More than 300 people are injured, five seriously, after a section of wooden jetty collapsed at an urban sports and music festival in Vigo, Spain. (BBC)
Twelve fans of Ecuadorian football team Barcelona S.C. are killed and 30 others are injured after the bus they were traveling on overturns in Azuay, Ecuador. (Xinhua)
Three Russian climbers and two Tajik pilots die while 12 other people are injured in a helicopter crash in Tajikistan. (Tampa Bay Times)
41 people are injured when a coach overturns in Kent, England, United Kingdom. (Kent Live)

International relations

North Korea–South Korea relations
- North Korea and South Korea officials begin high-level negotiations, with reports suggesting that Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in could be planning for a summit in Pyongyang later this month. (Reuters)

Politics and elections