Iraqi forces backed by the U.S.-led coalition retook on Friday the last town in the country that was held by the Islamic State group, more than three years after the militants stormed nearly a third of Iraq’s territory, the Defense Ministry said. At dawn, military units and local tribal fighters… Read More
You won’t believe what North Korea is saying about Trump
President Donald Trump and North Korean President Kim Jong Un have traded harsh insults as long as they have both been in power. But the state-run media in North Korea just called for Trump’s death. After a series of insults by Trump to Kim, the Korean state-run media reported that… Read More
Zimbabwe President under house arrest
Zimbabwe’s military controls the capital and the state broadcaster and is holding President Robert Mugabe, 93, and his wife under house arrest. It appears that the world’s oldest head of state has been deposed by a coup. But the military is at pains to say it did not stage a… Read More
UCLA basketball players detained in China
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s hopeful that three UCLA basketball players detained in China on suspicion of shoplifting will be allowed to return home soon. Trump said he had a long conversation on the matter with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. “They’re working on it right now,” Trump told reporters… Read More
Over 530 dead as rescuers search debris after earthquake
Rescuers on Tuesday used backhoes and heavy equipment to dig through the debris of buildings toppled by a powerful earthquake on the border between Iran and Iraq that killed over 530 people, with weeping women crying out to God as aid workers found new bodies. The grim work began in… Read More
North Korea fires at soldier attempting to defect to South
North Korean soldiers shot at and wounded a fellow soldier who was crossing a jointly controlled area at the heavily guarded border to defect to South Korea on Monday, the South’s military said. North Korean soldiers have occasionally defected to South Korea across the border. But it’s rare for a… Read More
Ouch! Trump SLAMS Kim Jong Un (it’s hilarious)
President Donald Trump just delivered one of his most scathing insults to North Korean President Kim Jong Un. But it’s clever execution draws light to an otherwise tense relationship. 3 signs the end is near… [sponsored] Kim insulted President Donald Trump, calling his speech in South Korea, “reckless remarks from… Read More
Tragic earthquake kills over 340 people
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the Iraq-Iran border region killed over 340 people across both countries, sent people fleeing their homes into the night and was felt as far away as the Mediterranean coast, authorities reported on Monday. Iran’s western Kermanshah province bore the brunt of the temblor,… Read More
Plans revealed for the new “theme park” (you will love this!)
The man behind the Eataly food empire is opening a massive attraction — part permanent trade fair, part agro-food theme park — that aims to create a showcase for excellence in Italian food. Eataly’s owner Oscar Farinetti hopes Eataly World, opening Nov. 15 in Bologna, will boost tourism and even… Read More
U.S. woman freed from Zimbabwe prison….for now
The U.S. woman charged with subversion in Zimbabwe over allegedly insulting President Robert Mugabe on Twitter was freed Friday on $1,000 bail. Martha O’Donovan did not speak to reporters as she emerged from a prison in the capital, Harare, and left in a U.S. Embassy vehicle. Her lawyers also did… Read More
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