Published On: January 12, 2020 11:59 AM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Jan 12: Queen Elizabeth has summoned her grandson Prince Harry for a crisis meeting to discuss future arrangements for him and his wife Meghan following the couple’s shock announcement that they want to step back from royal duties.
Published On: January 12, 2020 11:00 AM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, 12 Jan: Iran’s admission that it shot down a Ukrainian airliner, killing all 176 aboard, has provoked international outrage and triggered growing protests against Iranian authorities in Tehran and other cities including one in which Britain’s ambassador was detained.
Published On: January 11, 2020 08:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, Jan 11: Dubai International, one of the world’s busiest airports, cancelled, diverted and delayed flights on Saturday due to heavy rain and flooding, Dubai Airports said.
Published On: January 11, 2020 07:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
KIEV, Jan 11: Ukraine International Airlines said on Saturday that its plane that crashed in Iran this week had received no warning from Tehran airport about a possible threat to its safety before it took off en route for Kiev.
Published On: January 11, 2020 06:35 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BURRAGATE, Australia, Jan 11: Two wildfires merged to form a massive inferno in southeastern Australia and a man suffered serious burns protecting a home, in a night of treacherous conditions during the nation’s unprecedented wildfire crisis, officials said Saturday.
Published On: January 11, 2020 06:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, Jan 11: Iran’s statement on Saturday that a Ukrainian passenger plane was downed by a missile fired unintentionally followed growing pressure from abroad but also at home, and for some Iranians, the authorities’ expressions of condolence were not enough.
Published On: January 11, 2020 05:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
ATHENS, Jan 11: At least twelve people drowned and 21 were rescued when their boat sank off an island in western Greece on Saturday, Greek authorities said.
Published On: January 11, 2020 03:10 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, Jan 11: Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said, one of the Middle East’s longest serving rulers who maintained the country’s neutrality in regional struggles, died on Friday and his cousin Haitham bin Tariq al-Said was announced successor in a smooth transition.
Published On: January 11, 2020 01:47 PM NPT By: Reuters
KIEV, Jan 11: Ukraine expects a full investigation, a full admission of guilt and compensation from Iran after the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a statement on Saturday.
Published On: January 11, 2020 10:17 AM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, Jan 11: A Ukrainian aircraft which crashed earlier this week in Iran had flown close to a sensitive military site belonging to the elite Revolutionary Guards and was shot down unintentionally due to human error, the Iranian military said in a statement read on state TV on Saturday.