Monday

August 31, 2015

Armed conflicts and attacks

2015 Bangkok bombing

Thai police say they have discovered bomb-making material in a raid in an apartment in an outer side of Bangkok. (AP)

Arts and culture

Denali, the highest mountain peak in North America, officially regains its original Alaska Native name through an executive order issued by American President Barack Obama. Previously, since 1917, it had been known as Mount McKinley. (The New York Times)