August 3, 2008 (Sunday)
- 162 people die in a stampede at a Hindu temple in Naina Devi in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. (AFP via Google News)
- North Korea says that it will expel "unnecessary" South Korean staff from the Kumgangsan resort and threatens military action in an escalation of tension over the shooting of a South Korean tourist. (Reuters)
- The third launch of privately developed SpaceX launcher Falcon 1 fails to reach orbit. (Spaceflightnow.com)
- Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority launches an investigation into safety at Qantas after three emergencies in two weeks, beginning with the explosion aboard Qantas Flight 30. (ABC News)
- At least 21 street cleaners are killed by a roadside bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia. (CNN)
- 12 people are killed when a minibus explodes in Baghdad, Iraq. (CNN)
- 11 climbers are feared to have died in an avalanche at K2 mountain in Pakistan. (CNN)