Five Rockets from Syria Hit Golan Heights

Five rockets were fired from Syria overnight Saturday and exploded near communities in the Golan Heights.
The IDF said that there were no physical injuries in the attacks.
Three sirens were heard in local communities before the rockets exploded. One power line sustained damage and residents reported power outages.
In July, a rocket was fired from Syria but, according to the IDF Spokesperson, it exploded on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights and did not hit Israeli territory.
That incident came a few days a mortar shell from Syria was fired towards the Israeli side of the Golan Heights and exploded near the Druze village of Mas’ade.
The mortar shell exploded in an open area, causing no physical injuries or damages. Read More...

Former CAG corners Congress with shocking revelations, more news updates on Aug 24

Bangalore, Aug 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached All India Medical Institute of Science (AIIMS). According to sources, the PM had gone for routine medical check-up which is conducted in every three months. Follow more news updates on Sunday, Aug 24 here: 10:35 am: Real pressure which came to me was in Parliament, during the Public Accounts Committee meeting, says Former CAG Vinod Rai. 10:30 am: Was pressurised to drop names in Coalgate and Commonwealth games report: Former CAG Vinod Rai.Read more at...

China detains film festival officials

Chinese police briefly detained two organisers of an independent film festival which was shut down on its opening day, amid a clampdown on free expression.
Festival officials Li Xianting and Wang Hongwei were taken away on Saturday by police who closed down the 11th Beijing Independent Film Festival, said Wang Shu, who works with the Li Xianting Film Fund behind the event.
"They came back last night but I haven't seen them yet and don't have details on the situation," Wang Shu told AFP.
She added it was "inconvenient" to divulge too many details to media.
Li, a film critic, is the founder of the Li Xianting Film Fund, while Wang Hongwei is the festival's artistic director.
Police had prevented film industry workers and the audience from attending the festival, Wang Shu said on Saturday, saying it was "forced to close". Read More...

Ukraine celebrates independence with parade

KIEV, Ukraine (CNN) -
A military parade will roll through the capital of Kiev on Sunday as part of the celebrations of Ukraine's independence day.

The country declared its independence in 1991 from the Russian dominated Soviet Union during its dissolution.
But not everyone will be celebrating it. In eastern Ukraine, in territories held by pro-Russian rebels, there will be counter demonstrations by many who long for bygone Soviet area times. Read More...

Minister Says Israel Weighing Ground Incursion

Israel is considering launching another heavy ground offensive into Gaza, Communications Minister Gilad Erdan (Likud) indicated Saturday, in the wake of renewed rocket fire and an exodus of Negev residents from their homes.
"Has the decision been made? No," Erdan stated to Channel 2 News. "But we are closer to it than we ever have been."
A ground offensive would be the most extensive so far since the 2005 Disengagement, Erdan said. No matter what, he stressed, Israel would take action.
"We are committed to this operation, and making sure it does not revert to how life was before," Erdan emphasized. "But we need patience and determination."  Read More...

China defends intercepting US Navy plane

BEIJING (AP) — China's Defense Ministry rejected U.S. accusations that a Chinese fighter jet's intercept of a U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft off the southern Chinese coast was dangerous, and blamed Washington for mounting large-scale and frequent close-in reconnaissance operations.
Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said the Chinese pilot conducted operations that were "professional and the Chinese jet kept a safe distance from the U.S. planes." Read More...

Screaming Survivors Found in Container at UK Port

London:  One man was found dead and 34 others still alive in a shipping container on Saturday after staff at a British port heard banging and screaming coming from inside.

The men, women and children, all believed to be from the Indian subcontinent, were discovered inside the container at Tilbury Docks, east of London, on a ship that came from the Belgian port of Zeebrugge. Read More...