Images show a fire breaking out on a ferry boat running excursions for children in Turkey's Southern Fethiye district. Eleven passengers "affected by the smoke" have been sent to hospital, according to the Directorate General of Maritime Affairs. Some of the 115 passengers on board can also be seen jumping into the water wearing life jackets.

UGC shows a Colombian church partially collapsing on August 10 during the powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake. Quimbaya's Church of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph is in the Quindio region, one of the hardest hit areas. Two days after the quake, the death toll stands at 265 with almost 500 still missing. 

Scene in the West Bank village of Qusra, as settlers blockade Palestinian homes and Israeli forces move against the settlers.

Millions of people across Taiwan were directed indoors while mobile internet speeds were restricted for 30 minutes on Thursday as part of a simulation testing the island democracy's defense against a potential Chinese attack.

The exercise was conducted as part of Taiwan's annual "Han Kuang" military drills, which aim to prepare the population of 23 million for a potential military invasion by China, which claims sovereignty over Taiwan and has threatened annexation by force.

Loud sirens sounded across Taipei at 2:30 pm (0630 GMT), signaling the start of the annual air raid drill. Police redirected traffic and guided pedestrians into underground shelters, including parking garages, subway stations, shopping malls, and office buildings, leaving normally crowded streets quiet.

Newly surfaced footage shows a group of female 'Israeli' soldiers dancing and celebrating on the coastal sands of Gaza.

Lebanese women hold pictures of people detained in ‘Israel’ during a protest outside the ICRC headquarters in Beirut demanding their release.

"Around 22 Lebanese were detained from their workplaces, including workshops and farms, or from their homes. Another 11 or 12 were captured while fighting against the occupation," says one supporter.

Images released by Chinese state media show China and Indonesia conducting joint navy exercises in waters east of Taiwan.

The Chinese defence ministry says the exercise are designed to "enhance the joint operational capabilities of the two navies" and "jointly safeguard regional peace and stability".

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the contested Kuril islands for the first time, state media reported on Thursday, shining a spotlight on the far-eastern archipelago at the centre of a dispute with Japan.

Lebanese celebrate on the streets, after Lebanon's parliament passed a sweeping and long-awaited amnesty law that should benefit thousands of prisoners and wanted people, in the first legislation of its kind since 1991.

NASA footage of a total solar eclipse as observed from Spain