Portal:Current events/2010 August 22

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Armed conflicts and incidents

• Brazilian police rescue 35 hostages from InterContinental in São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro. (Aljazeera)
• Other conscripts make their experiences public following the recent controversy surrounding a former Israeli soldier's Facebook photos of blindfolded Palestinians. (The Observer)

Arts and culture

• A Van Gogh reported both missing then found yesterday is now reported missing again. (BBC)

Disasters

• Around 150,000 people flee their homes in Sindh as the devastating floods worsen in Pakistan. (Aljazeera) (The Independent on Sunday)

Law

• Supporters of Julian Assange of Wikileaks credit American intelligence agencies with recent smears against his character and express surprise that it has not happened sooner. (The Observer)

Politics and elections

• Australians count their final ballots. (Aljazeera)

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