A massive explosion shook the Lebanese capital city of Beirut on Tuesday. The cause of the blast that originated near the city's port was not immediately known, but Lebanon's national news agency said it may have been caused by a fire at a fireworks warehouse. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. A massive explosion […]

LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and two prominent Muslims who lived through deadly riots following the razing of a mosque in 1992 plan to attend the foundation-laying ceremony for a Hindu temple on Wednesday on the same site. Modi, whose Hindu nationalist party had led demands for a temple there dedicated […]

Scottish exam chaos: 25% of results are downgraded after teachers tried to give pupils the best pass rate EVER when COVID cancelled tests with other UK marks released in weeks Moderating authority had to mark results down after teachers gave highest ever  Scottish pupils got the results today, which still showed a rise in pass […]

 A KFC customer was left seriously injured after a social distancing row with a couple at a service station. Cops raced to the scene after being called at 11am on Sunday and are now hunting the pair after the victim was put in hospital. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & […]

Watson the front of your letter! Sherlock Holmes is honoured in new set of stamps featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as the famous detective and new book cover illustrations Stamps will show characters from Sherlock, played by Benedict Cumberbatch  Others feature illustrations from stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle  Stamps celebrate ‘enduring fascination’ with the detective, […]

GENEVA (Reuters) – A policy adviser fired by the U.N. agency fighting AIDS is appealing her dismissal for misconduct, saying she was actually sacked for reporting that she had been sexually assaulted by a senior colleague, her appeal documents show. Martina Brostrom, from Sweden, was fired for sexual and financial misconduct in December. Her appeal, […]

Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina Reports of damage as storm hits land; Rick Leventhal has the latest. Hurricane Isaias made landfall in North Carolina on Monday night after strengthening into a Category 1 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The storm made landfall around 11:10 p.m near Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., with […]

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s second-most populous state Victoria said on Tuesday military personnel will be deployed to enforce COVID-19 isolation orders, with anyone caught in breach of those rules facing hefty fines as high as A$20,000 ($14,250.00). Australia, once heralded as a global leader in containing COVID-19, is desperately trying to slow the spread of […]

London: The coronavirus crisis could unleash destructive riots that may require military intervention to stamp out, according to advice handed to the British government which also warns the chaos would "overwhelm all attempts" to control the pandemic. The paper, which was considered by the United Kingdom's powerful Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies on July 2 […]

Wellington: A honeymoon couple stranded on the remote Falkland Islands in March because of the coronavirus has managed to return home to New Zealand by hitching a ride of more than 5000 nautical miles (9200 kilometres) on an Antarctic fishing boat. Feeonaa Clifton said she had never spent even a single night on a boat […]