A bomb set off at the Erawan Hindu shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, on Aug. 17 killed at least 20 people and injured 125. Tourists, mostly from Southeast Asian countries and China, were among the dead and injured. A suspect was identified via security footage, but, as of press time, no motive had been determined for the attack. 

The shrine, built in the 1950s, contains a 4-faced golden statue of the god Brahma, known locally as Than Tao Mahaprom. Among tourists, it is one of the most...

More than 300,000 members of the Patel caste in the westernmost Indian state of Gujarat participated in protests, which started peacefully on Aug. 25 but became violent over the following two days, leading to the deaths of at least eight people, with many more injured. At least one of the dead and 12 of the injured were police officers.

The Patel protesters, part of a traditionally middle-class caste, were rallying against caste quotas, which they perceive as discriminating against...

Three members of the National Guard were killed and more than 100 people were injured when violence erupted outside Ukraine’s Parliament building on Aug. 31 after a majority of members of Parliament showed support for a bill that would grant the eastern Ukrainian regions of Luhansk and Donetsk more autonomy.

Members of the Ukrainian nationalist groups Radical Party and Svoboda, at the Parliament building protesting the bill, attacked riot police with their own, stolen equipment and...