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The A320neo plane had taken off around 1.20 am with more than 160 passengers. (Photo: Representational)World
All 170 aboard crashed Ukrainian jet dead: Iran

The crash is suspected to have been caused by mechanical issues.

8 Jan 2020 10:38 AM IST

The attack came in three waves just after midnight, the sources said. (Photo: AFP)World
Iran launches missiles on Iraq base housing US troops

It said the missiles were in response to a US strike last week that killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.

8 Jan 2020 9:04 AM IST

Iran has promised harsh revenge. (Photo: AP)World
Soleimani's body arrives in Iran as Trump issues new threats

Britain and France have warned their citizens to avoid or strictly limit travel in Iraq.

5 Jan 2020 11:26 AM IST

A furious Iran has vowed revenge for the killing of Soleimani, the chief architect of its military operations across the Middle East. (Photo: AFP)World
'Death to America', chants tens of thousands of Iraqis at Soleimani...

Trump said he had decided to 'terminate' Iran's military mastermind to prevent an 'imminent' attack on US diplomats and...

5 Jan 2020 10:48 AM IST

The GNA health ministry called for blood donors to go to hospitals and blood banks to help those injured. (Photo: AFP)World
At least 28 dead in raid on Tripoli military school: ministry

The military school is in al-Hadba al-Khadra, a residential sector of the Libyan capital.

5 Jan 2020 8:38 AM IST

US President Donald Trump has said that he is considering signing the first phase of the long-awaited trade deal with China in Iowa. (Photo: File)World
Trump: 52 Iran targets lined up, one for every American hostage taken...

US president's note to Congress includes Iran cultural sites in hit list.

5 Jan 2020 8:26 AM IST

Members of the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force step on a makeshift US flag with a caricature of President Donald Trump during the funeral procession of Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (poster left) and Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani (poster right) in Baghdad. (Photo: AFP)World
Trump links Soleimani to Delhi, London terror plots

Caught in the crossfire between US and Iran, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) remained silent on Trump's...

5 Jan 2020 1:41 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)World
Nawaz Sharif's blood platelet count remains unstable; to undergo...

Sharif is undergoing treatment of multiple diseases including coronary artery disease.

4 Jan 2020 5:25 PM IST

\Im inclined not to proceed on that visit. There are issues I need to resolve formally when working through issues of that nature. That is my inclination on that issue,\ the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Morrison as saying. (Photo: ANI | File)World
Australian PM 'inclined' to cancel India visit amid bushfire crisis

Wildfires have wreaked havoc in parts of Australia for months.

3 Jan 2020 8:06 PM IST

Many of us with a Western education consider our clerical parties a retrogressive force that wants to push Pakistan back to the medieval era.World
'Avoid unilateral actions, use of force': Pakistan miffed with US over...

The strike has escalated tensions between the US and Iran, with Tehran vowing to take a 'vigorous revenge' for the...

3 Jan 2020 7:35 PM IST

The orders for the (Quds) force remain exactly as they were during the leadership of martyr Soleimani,\ said Khameini. \I call on the members of the force to be present and cooperate with General Qaani and wish him divine prosperity, acceptance and guidance. (Photo: Twitter)World
Iran appoints Esmail Qaani as new Chief of Quds Force post top...

Qaani was described by Khamenei as one of the 'most decorated commanders' of the Guards during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq...

3 Jan 2020 6:14 PM IST

Iraqis - Iraqis - dancing in the street for freedom; thankful that General Soleimani is no more, Pompeo wrote, alongside footage of scores of people running along a road and waving what appeared to be Iraqi flags and other banners. (Photo: Screengrab | Twitter)World
Watch: Pompeo posts video of Iraqis dancing to 'celebrate' Iran...

Trump ordered the killing of the Iran Revolutionary Guards commander, who died Friday 'in a decisive defensive action'

3 Jan 2020 5:11 PM IST

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