On This Day: August 24th

Japan officially begins discharging treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean, sparking international concerns and condemnation.

Erin O'Toole is elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.

The National Space Agency of Taiwan successfully launches the observation satellite Formosat-5 into space.

An earthquake strikes Central Italy with a magnitude of 6.2, with aftershocks felt as far as Rome and Florence. Around 300 people are killed.

Proxima Centauri b, the closest exoplanet to Earth, is discovered by the European Southern Observatory.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes the San Francisco Bay Area; it is the largest in that area since 1989.

Anders Behring Breivik, perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, is sentenced to 21 years of preventive detention.

In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 72 illegal immigrants are killed by Los Zetas and eventually found dead by Mexican authorities.

Henan Airlines Flight 8387 crashes at Yichun Lindu Airport in Yichun, Heilongjiang, China, killing 44 out of the 96 people on board.

Agni Air Flight 101 crashes near Shikharpur, Makwanpur, Nepal, killing all 14 people on board.