strategic Iranian city where explosions heard

BBC News— The historic city, nicknamed "Nesf-e-Jahaan" or half the world, is also a centre for military industry.

www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com—Heard the one about the city that doesn’t own its bus station?. You know the sort of thing. Elon Musk has flown his own rocket into outer space, Elvis Presley is still alive and owns a fish-and-chip shop in Broxburn, or Liz Truss has written a book. Hang on, I’ve just done some research and discovered that two of those stories are actually true. Incredible. Who’d have believed that Liz Truss has actually written a book? Anyway, I read this week that Edinburgh Bus Station is not owned by the council. It is in fact owned by a pension fund who want to develop...

The Guardian—Explosion hits base of Iranian-aligned Iraqi army unit. Officials report casualties with some citing air strike on former anti-Isis unit known as Hashed al-Shaabi, which is now part of Iraq’s regular militaryAn explosion has hit an Iraqi military base housing pro-Iranian paramilitaries, according to security sources.The explosion on Friday night was at the Calso base, where former pro-Iranian paramilitary group Hashed al-Shaabi – now integrated into the regular army – is stationed, an interior ministry source and a military official told Agence...

Daily Mail—New Farm Brisbane: Inner-city suburb rocked by explosion as house fire badly burns two people with three others treated for smoke inhalation. At least 10 fire crews have rushed to the scene of a house fire which caused an explosion in the inner-city suburb of New Farm in Brisbane.