Category: Foreign
Iran designates US army, Pentagon terrorist entities
The Iranian parliament has passed a motion designating the United States army and the Pentagon as terrorist entities following the killing of Qasem So [...]
Message to Iran? US Air Force show off 52 fully-armed stealth fighter jets
Fifty-two is the number of American diplomats and civilians seized by Iran during the 1979 hostage crisis, and the number of targets that Trump has th [...]
US denies Iran’s foreign affairs minister visa to UN HQ
Iran’s foreign affairs minister, Mohammed Javad Zarif says he has been denied a US visa for a trip to UN headquarters in New York. Zarif says he was i [...]
Woman spends £8,000 on addiction to eating baby powder
A 44-year-old woman from Piagnton, Devon, Lisa Anderson is suffering from a rare health disorder which makes her crave Talcum powder, considered poiso [...]
PhD student bags life imprisonment for raping 48 men
Reynard Sinaga, a PhD student of Leeds University, has been sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting several men.
BBC r [...]
Iranian general’s burial postponed after stampede that left 40 dead
Crowds of mourners gathered in Kerman, the hometown of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, for his burial. A stampede reportedly led to at least 50 deat [...]
Zimbabwe VP’s wife gets bail after attempted murder charge
The wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has been granted bail by Zimbabwe's High Court on Monday after spending three weeks in detention for a [...]
Liberians protest against President Weah
Liberia's Council of Patriots, an activist group led by a popular radio host, has organized a rally against President George Weah.
Anti-government se [...]
Slain Iran general’s successor, daughter vow revenge
The Iranian general, Esmail Ghaani who replaced the slain Quds force leader killed by a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad, Qassem Soleimani, has vowed to take [...]
Trump threatens Iraq with sanctions after vote to expel U.S. troops
President Donald Trump has threatened Iraq with sanctions and a bill for billions of dollars if the U.S. is forced to withdraw its troops from the nat [...]