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Death to America: Iran lawmakers chant in Parliament as tensions rise

'Death to America': Iran lawmakers chant in Parliament as tensions...

US President Trump announced additional sanctions on Iran, but held out the prospect of a deal.

23 Jun 2019 1:12 PM IST

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced on television Sunday as the government said it had thwarted an attempted coup in a regional state of this Horn of Africa nation. (Photo: AFP)

Ethiopia Army Chief of staff shot amid unrest

The internet was cut in Ethiopia, and more details were not immediately available.

23 Jun 2019 12:51 PM IST

Trumps address blended self-congratulation and calls for optimism amid a growing economy with ominous warnings about deadly gangs, the scourge of violent immigrants living in the United States illegally. (Photo: AP)

US to evacuate Balad Air Base in Iraq over 'potential security...

The already strained relationship was further aggravated after Iran shot down a US military drone on Thursday.

22 Jun 2019 3:48 PM IST

Firing one bullet towards Iran will set fire to the interests of America and its allies in the Middle East, armed forces general staff spokesman Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi told the Tasnim news agency. (Photo: File)

'Firing one bullet at Iran' will 'set fire' to US interests: Iran...

Iran warned the US that any aggression against the Islamic republic would have serious consequences for US interests in...

22 Jun 2019 3:30 PM IST

Iran may put the U.S. military on its terror list if Washington designates the Iranian elite Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Photo:AP)

'Will respond firmly to US threat,' says Iran after Trump called off...

Tension between Tehran and Washington has spiked since Thursday when an Iranian missile destroyed a US Global Hawk...

22 Jun 2019 1:33 PM IST

Meanwhile, according to news agencies, Civil Aviation Ministry Secretary P.S. Kharola said all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft operated by Indian carriers have been grounded and that about 35 flights of carrier SpiceJet would be cancelled on Thursday.

Airlines reroute flights after Iran downs US military drone

Trump said the US was 'cocked and loaded' to attack three sites in Iran before he halted the assault over concerns about...

22 Jun 2019 10:10 AM IST

Noting that Al-Qaeda still maintains a presence in South Asia, the UN report said the terror group adapts to the local environment, trying to embed itself into local struggles and communities and is closely allied with the Taliban. (Representational Image | AFP)

5 Taliban terrorists killed by Afghan forces in Faryab province

The anti-terrorist operation was carried out in the Dara-e-Shakh area of Gurziwan district in the wee hours of Friday.

21 Jun 2019 1:34 PM IST

US drone strike has killed 14 Islamic State militants in a remote area in Afghanistans eastern Kunar province. (Representational | Photo: AFP)

'Engaged in spying': Iran writes to UN over US drone

Iranian military gave repeated radio warnings to US drone before downing it after it entered country's airspace, Sputnik...

21 Jun 2019 10:34 AM IST

The bombardment destroyed shops and ripped apart bodies, according to an AFP photographer, who found human remains more than a hundred metres away from the site of the strike. (Photo: AFP)

28 including 17 civilians killed in regime attacks in Syria

The latest violence comes after UN chief Antonio Guterres called Tuesday on Russia and Turkey to 'stabilise the...

20 Jun 2019 10:23 AM IST

The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk spy drone was shot down by the IRGC after it entered the Iranian airspace near the Kouhmobarak district, according to a report by Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). (Representational Image)

'Have shot down US drone over our territory,' says Iran

The development comes at a time of heightened tensions between Tehran and US owing to a recent attack on two oil tankers...

20 Jun 2019 10:01 AM IST

The two were taken to the district hospital, where doctors declared them brought dead, police said. (photo: Representational)

'Found naked with burn marks on body'; Indian couple starves mother to...

A forensic doctor said that the elderly woman weighed just 29 kg at the time of her death, the report added.

20 Jun 2019 9:43 AM IST

Demonstrations against the council have continued despite the recent violent crackdown on protesters, which claimed the lives of over 110 demonstrators. (Photo: File)

Egypt to chair meeting on Sudanese crisis in Ethopia today

Protests -- first against the Omar al-Bashir regime and now Transitional Military Council (TMC) -- have been ongoing...

20 Jun 2019 9:07 AM IST