Beirut explosion: Large blast near port rocks Lebanese capital
The source of the explosion was initially believed to be a major fire at a warehouse for firecrackers near the port in Beirut, the state-run National News Agency reported. The…
Chaotic scenes in Beirut hospital
The huge explosion in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, blew out the windows of the CNN bureau, according to CNN’s correspondent Ben Wedeman, who said he saw a cloud of red smoke…
Lebanese capital rocked by huge explosion
The huge explosion in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, blew out the windows of the CNN bureau, according to CNN’s correspondent Ben Wedeman, who said he saw a cloud of red smoke…
Three men arrested in Iran for allegedly selling babies on Instagram
A 20-day-old baby and a two-month-old child were rescued from the online infant-selling ring, the news agency said. Tehran Police Chief Hossein Rahimi said a third baby has been identified…
Du Wei, the Chinese ambassador to Israel, is found dead in home
At this stage, the 57-year-old’s death is not being treated as suspicious. Police are outside the ambassador’s residence in Herzliya — to the north of Tel Aviv — as part…
The US operation in Iraq could come to an embarrassing end. Iran’s power will only grow
But a US withdrawal could bring even more trouble, experts say. ISIS continues its attacks in the country, and without US and other foreign troops, the group would have more…
Iran’s Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh says she’s defected
“Let me start with a greeting, a farewell or condolences,” the 21-year-old wrote in an Instagram post explaining why she was defecting. “I am one of the millions of oppressed…
US-Iran news: Live updates on the Ukraine plane crash and conflict
Around 150 people gathered for a pro-regime demonstration outside the main gate of Tehran University today, one day after social media videos appeared to show thousands of protesters chanting anti-regime…
US troops knew Al-Asad air base would be attacked and sheltered in bunkers, exclusive tour reveals
Most troops were either flown out of the base or sheltering in bunkers by 11:00 p.m. local time Tuesday — shortly before the first of four volleys of missiles began…
US-Iran news: Live updates on the Ukraine plane crash and conflict
Bahareh Karami North Carolina State University One of the victims killed in the Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crash was an alumna of North Carolina State University, according to the…