August 18, 2014 (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)