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Unidentified planes hit Iraqi militiamen in Syria, killing 8
Published On: January 10, 2020 08:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIRUT, Jan 10: Unidentified planes struck targets in Syria near the border with Iraq on Friday, killing eight Iran-backed Iraqi militiamen, Syrian activists and two Iraqi officials said, an attack that comes amid soaring tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
Niger sets new offensive against militants after 25 soldiers killed
Published On: January 10, 2020 07:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
NIAMEY, Jan 10: Niger will launch a new military offensive against Islamist militants after their latest attack on an army base killed at least 25 soldiers, the defence minister said on Friday.
Iran to download plane black box after missile blamed for crash
Published On: January 10, 2020 07:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, Jan 10: Iran said on Friday it wanted to download black box recordings itself from a Ukrainian airliner that crashed, killing all 176 people aboard, after Canada and others said the plane was brought down by an Iranian missile, probably by mistake.
Israel frees two as 'goodwill' for return of soldier's remains from Syria
Published On: January 10, 2020 03:24 PM NPT By: Reuters
TEL AVIV, Jan 10: Israel on Friday released two more prisoners, including one jailed for spying for Syria, in what it called a goodwill gesture for the Russian-assisted repatriation last year of the body of a long-missing Israeli soldier.
Japan failed to arrange fair trial for Ghosn: French lawyer
Published On: January 10, 2020 02:46 PM NPT By: Reuters
PARIS, Jan 10: Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn’s lawyer on Friday told Japan’s government that the authorities had failed to arrange for a fair trial that respected universal rights.
Iran demands US, Canada release data on plane allegation
Published On: January 10, 2020 02:14 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TEHRAN, IRAN 10: An Iranian official is denying a missile hit a Ukrainian airplane that crashed near Tehran and is calling on both the U.S. and Canada to release data backing their missile-strike allegation.
Trump boasts Iranian general’s death was ‘American justice’
Published On: January 10, 2020 12:24 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOLEDO, OHIO, Jan 10: President Donald Trump used his first campaign election rally of 2020 to argue that he served up “American justice” by ordering a drone strike to take out Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, while jeering Democratic leaders for questioning his decision to carry out the attack without first consulting Congress.
'Get out': Australians flee again as heat and wind fan huge bushfires
Published On: January 10, 2020 12:06 PM NPT By: Reuters
SYDNEY, Jan 10: Australian authorities urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday and prepared military backup as soaring temperatures and erratic winds fanned bushfires across the east coast.
Iran likely downed Ukraine airliner with missiles, Canada's Trudeau says, citing intelligence
Published On: January 10, 2020 08:51 AM NPT By: Reuters
OTTAWA/WASHINGTON, Jan 10: A Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was likely brought down by an Iranian missile, Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said on Thursday, citing intelligence from Canadian and other sources.
Ahead of U.S. election, Facebook gives users some control over how they see political ads
Published On: January 9, 2020 09:11 PM NPT By: Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 9: Facebook Inc said on Thursday it was making some changes to its approach to political ads, including allowing users to turn off certain ad-targeting tools, but the updates stop far short of critics’ demands and what rival companies have pledged to do.
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