BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A rocket was fired into Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone but caused no casualties, the Iraqi military said on Sunday. “A Katyusha rocket fell in the middle of the Green Zone without causing any losses, details to come later,” the military said in a statement. Source: Read Full Article

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The former head of China’s top securities regulator has been put under investigation by the country’s anti-corruption watchdog on suspicion of violating laws, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said on Sunday. Liu Shiyu had voluntarily surrender and was cooperating with the National Supervisory Commission for the investigation, the corruption watchdog added […]

Sixteen thousand tons of Bethlehem Steel collapsed in a matter of seconds Sunday as a demolition crew imploded Martin Tower, the defunct steelmaker’s former world headquarters. Crowds gathered to watch the demolition of the area’s tallest building, a 21-storey monolith that opened at the height of Bethlehem Steel’s power and profitability but had stood vacant […]

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebels held onto a commanding position in a mountain range in the coastal province of Latakia, the ancestral home of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after government forces were forced to withdraw. They said the army’s attempt was the latest of several costly campaigns to seize Kubayna, after it mounted an offensive […]

VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s president on Sunday recommended a new election be held in early September, saying he wanted to restore trust in the government after a video scandal led to the resignation of the vice chancellor. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz pulled the plug on the coalition and called for a snap election on Saturday after […]

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s re-elected Prime Minister Scott Morrison once brandished a lump of coal in parliament, crying, “This is coal – don’t be afraid!” His surprise win in what some dubbed the ‘climate election’ may have stunned the country, but voters should know what comes next in energy policy – big coal. Battered by […]

Michael Rice’s song “Bigger Than Us” has attracted the attention of many viewers of the European Song Contest 2019 – and not only because of how it has been performed, the music or the lyrics. Many social media users across the world took to Twitter to express without any doubt the song is not a […]

Nadia said: “In September 2017 Mr Blackman boasted to me that a female contestant, a very, very young contestant on the show, had asked to have sex with him. It was gross and harassing. “He was aware that Olivia Buckland had messaged against him calling him a love rat and comparing him to Harvey Weinstein. […]

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said Saturday she will run as vice president in elections later this year, a surprise move by the firebrand former leader who had been widely expected to be the main challenger to President Mauricio Macri. Former cabinet chief Alberto Fernandez, a longtime operative, will take top […]

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – After decades pulling political strings behind the scenes as a cabinet chief and strategist for Argentine presidents, Alberto Fernandez now aims to win the top job himself. But rather than a power grab, the unexpected presidential bid announced on Saturday appears more a strategic maneuver orchestrated by his political patron, former […]