Section: South Africa
Iran investigation says Ukrainian jet was on fire before deadly crash
Dubai – A Ukrainian airliner was on fire immediately before it crashed southwest of Tehran, killing all 176 on board, according to an initial report by Iranian investigators. The Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800, flying to Kiev and carrying mostly Iranians and Iranian-Canadians, crashed shortly after taking off on Wednesday...
Iranian leader calls missile attack a ‘slap’ at US bases
Tehran, Iran – Iran struck back at the United States early on Wednesday for killing its most powerful military commander, firing a barrage of ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases that house American troops in what the Iranian supreme leader said was a “slap” against the US military presence in the region. The dramatic blast of more than...
63 Canadians dead in Iran plane crash
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed his government will get answers after a Ukrainian passenger jet crashed, killing 63 Canadians, just minutes after taking off from Iran’s capital. The flight included many international students and a family of four. Trudeau said Wednesday his foreign minister is in touch with the...
Newsdeck: Iran crash is first fatal incident for Ukrainian airline Source: Reuters
KIEV, Jan 8 (Reuters) – A plane crash In Iran on Wedneday that killed 176 people was the first fatal incident involving Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), and the Boeing 737-800, one of the best in its fleet, was flown by experienced pilots, UIA officials said. …read more Source:: Daily...
News24.com | Ukraine plane crash: Iran says it won’t give America aircraft’s black boxes
Iran’s aviation authority said it would not hand over to Americans the recovered black boxes of a Boeing 737 that crashed Wednesday, killing all 176 passengers and crew. …read more Source::...
News24.com | Crashed Ukraine plane had 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians on board: minister
The Ukrainian plane that crashed outside Tehran on Wednesday morning, killing all on board, was carrying 82 Iranian and 63 Canadian nationals, a Ukrainian minister said. …read more Source::...
Ukraine passenger jet crashes in Iran, killing at least 170
The Boeing 737 had left Tehran’s international airport bound for Kiev …read more Source:: Mail &...
LOOK: Ukraine International Airlines plane crashes in Iran, killing all on board
Tehran, Iran – A Ukrainian aeroplane carrying at least 170 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran’s main airport, killing all on board, state TV reported. The plane had taken off from Imam Khomeini International Airport in the Iranian capital. The crash is suspected to have been caused by mechanical issues, the...
Trump impeachment: Bolton’s willingness to testify piles pressure on Republicans
Washington – John Bolton complicated Senate Republicans’ impeachment strategy on Monday, declaring his willingness to testify and upping the pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his party to summon the former national security adviser as a witness in President Donald Trump’s trial. Bolton last fall rebuffed...
Former Trump advisor Bolton willing to comply with impeachment subpoena
Washington – John Bolton, former national security advisor to US President Donald Trump, said Monday that he would comply with a subpoena to testify in a Senate impeachment trial. “I have concluded that, if the Senate issues a subpoena for my testimony, I am prepared to testify,” Bolton said in a statement on his website. The...
