New clashes in Iraq have resulted in 18 people being killed as the death toll rises to close to 100, as protestors continue to demonstrate over corruption and unemployment. Nearly 100 people have died since Tuesday and the protests have taken local authorities by surprise. But the streets remained calm this morning, as many protestors have previously gathered momentum in the evening. Just two year after the defeat of Islamic State in the region, corruption is still rampant and jobs remain scarce. 🔥😱

Hong Kong's armed riot police have become social media stars in China where women are flooding them with marriage proposals. Although the police force have become despised figures for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong over the last few months, they are treated like celebrities in China. The heavily-muscled officers have gained thousands of followers on China's most popular social media site - Weibo. The officers are lauded in China for defending the sovereignty of the country. One of the most revered officers, Lau Chak-Kei, 46, has a whopping 774,000 followers on social media and has been nicknamed Bald Lau Sir. He came under fire from Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters for pointing a shotgun at demonstrators outside a police station in late July. But he was invited as a guest of honour to Beijing's grand military parade that celebrates China's National Day on October 1, the Daily Mail reports.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT! Horrifying moment man bludgeons a sleeping vagrant on a Manhattan street with a metal bar in horrific spree that saw four homeless men murdered - as it's revealed the 'killer is a father and follower of evangelist Billy Graham's peace teachings'. Randy Rodriguez Santos, 24, was taken into custody early Saturday morning following the bloody killing spree in Manhattan's Chinatown. Police said they found Santos wandering the streets with the metal bar still in his hands soon after they responded to a 911 assault call. A gruesome six-second surveillance video, obtained by U.S-Chinese newspaper World Journal , allegedly shows Santos using the metal bar to beat one of the men. Santos, who has a history of violence and a lengthy arrest record, has been charged with four counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. 👮🏻‍♂️

A fake doctor has been arrested after she allegedly botched an $800 butt enlargement procedure that nearly killed the patient and left her in a medically-induced coma for two months. Ena Boulton, 60, is accused of injecting the 33-year-old victim, Mariela Alonso, with a synthetic filler at her home in Hialeah, Florida back in August 2018. Police said Boulton was practicing medicine in her home without a license and that the filler used during the procedure is not FDA approved. The victim told police that she paid Boulton $800 for the butt enhancement procedure, Local10 reports. Boulton allegedly injected the victim with Bio-Alcamid, which is a cosmetic surgery filler that is known to have adverse risks, while she was lying face-down on her bed. Following the procedure, the victim reported experiencing severe pain and Boulton allegedly advised her to drink sugared water. 👮🏻‍♂️