August 12, 2017 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian Civil War
- Seven members of the White Helmets are shot dead by unidentified gunmen who stormed their office in rebel-held Sarmin, in northwestern Syria. (CNN)
- War in North-West Pakistan
- August 2017 Quetta suicide bombing
- A suicide bombing took place near a Pakistan army truck in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, leaving 15 people dead including 8 soldiers, while injuring 40 others. (The Guardian)
- August 2017 Quetta suicide bombing
- Unite the Right rally
- Fights break out between white supremacists and counterprotesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the removal of the Robert Edward Lee Sculpture. One person is killed and several people are injured after a man drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters. (CNN) (BBC) (The Independent)
- The Governor of Virginia declares a state of emergency due to the protests. (CNN)
- A Virginia State Police helicopter monitoring protests crashes, killing two officers onboard. (NBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- August 2017 Nepal and India floods
- Flooding in Nepal leaves at least 36 dead and dozens more missing. (Hindustan Times)
International relations
- 2017 China–India border standoff
- India increases its military alert amid a border standoff with the People's Liberation Army of China at Doklam. (Bloomberg)