Published On: January 8, 2020 09:31 AM NPT By: Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran, Jan 8: Iranian state TV is reporting a Ukrainian airplane carrying 170 passengers and crew has crashed near an airport in the capital, Tehran. There is no immediate word on injures.
Published On: January 8, 2020 09:00 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Jan 8: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that an assessment of the casualties and damage from Iranian missile strikes on two Iraqi military facilities was underway and he would make a statement on the situation on Wednesday morning.
Published On: January 8, 2020 08:53 AM NPT By: Reuters
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON, Jan 8: Iran said it launched a missile attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike on an Iranian commander whose killing has raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East.
Published On: January 7, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
MAIDUGURI, Jan 7: At least 30 people were killed in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno after an improvised explosive device detonated on a bridge, sources told Reuters on Monday.
Published On: January 7, 2020 08:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PARALIMNI, Cyprus, Jan 7: A Cyprus court on Tuesday handed a four-month suspended sentence to a 19-year-old British woman who was found guilty of public mischief after authorities said she made up claims that she was raped by up to a dozen Israelis.
Published On: January 7, 2020 06:56 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI/BAGHDAD, Jan 7: Dozens of people were killed in a stampede as mourners packed streets for the funeral of a slain Iranian military commander in his hometown on Tuesday, forcing his burial to be postponed, state-affiliated media reported.
Published On: January 7, 2020 06:35 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, Jan 7: Iran said on Tuesday a stampede among mourners during the funeral ceremony for slain commander Qassem Soleimani has reached 40, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, citing an emergency services official.
Published On: January 7, 2020 06:25 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI/BAGHDAD, Jan 7: Dozens of people were killed in a stampede as crowds of mourners packed streets for the funeral of a slain military Iranian commander in his hometown of Kerman on Tuesday, forcing his burial to be postponed, state-affiliated media reported.
Published On: January 7, 2020 03:12 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI/BAGHDAD, Jan 7: The body of a top Iranian military commander killed in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq last week reached his hometown for burial on Tuesday as the U.S. defense secretary denied reports that the U.S. military was preparing to withdraw from Iraqi territory.
Published On: January 7, 2020 02:46 PM NPT By: Reuters
BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA, Jan 7: An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck on Tuesday southwest of Indonesia’s province of Aceh on the island of Sumatra, at a depth of 20.3 km (12.6 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.