August 27, 2016 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Paraguayan People's Army insurgency
- At least eight Paraguayan Army soldiers are killed in an ambush by suspected Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) insurgents, near the village of Arroyito, in northern Paraguay. (BBC)
- Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
- Suspected Kurdish militants fire rockets at Diyarbakır Airport in Diyarbakır, Turkey. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- A fire at a warehouse in Moscow, Russia, kills at least 17 people, all migrant workers from Kyrgyzstan. The Investigative Committee of Russia, which reports directly to President Vladimir Putin, says a criminal inquiry has been launched. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Politics and elections
- Northern Territory general election, 2016
- The opposition Australian Labor Party defeats the governing Country Liberal Party in a landslide, reducing the CLP to just two seats. (The Guardian)