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August 22, 2010 (Sunday)

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

The Van Gogh painting Poppy Flowers missing but found yesterday is now reported missing again after yesterdays find proved false. (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

The Australian Electoral Commission continues to count votes in the very close [[Australian federal election, 2010|federal election. (Aljazeera)
Protesters against the Park51 project for a mosque and Islamic culture centre near Ground Zero of the World Trade Centre site gather in New York City. (CNN)

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