Author: RT

Iran swaps American scholar tried on espionage charges for its scientist held by US An Iranian scientist arrested in the US for violating sanctions and an American Princeton scholar held on espionage charges by the Islamic Republic each returned home as part of a prisoner swap between Tehran and Washington. Both sides rejoiced at the return of their citizens earlier on Saturday, shortly after the news broke. “Glad that Professor Massoud Soleimani and Mr. Xiyue Wang will be joining their families shortly,” Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted. The diplomat later posted a photo of him and Soleimani – a stem cell scientist detained in Chicago last year for trying to buy biological material banned under US sanctions – on board an Iranian...

Woman becomes unsuspecting victim of mid-air SCORPION attack on United Airlines flight (PHOTO) A routine flight across the United States came to resemble a scene from a bizarre Hollywood film after a passenger was bitten by a scorpion. The woman was transferred to hospital after landing at her destination. The United Airlines flight, traveling from San Francisco to Atlanta, apparently had some unwanted cargo on board. A female passenger who felt a stinging sensation reportedly inspected herself in the aircraft’s bathroom, only to discover a scorpion in the leg of her pants. The arachnid was eventually captured by the plane’s crew. A photo shows the airborne invertebrate animal in what appears to be a cardboard box used to serve meals on board. ...