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Iran finds black boxes from crashed Ukraine plane
The plane belonged to Ukraine International Airlines. (AP pic)TEHRAN: Iranian search and rescue teams have found the black boxes from a Ukrainian airliner that crashed Wednesday soon after take-off from Tehran’s main airport, the country’s civil aviation authority said. “The two black boxes of the Ukranian 737 aeroplane that crashed...
Canada seeks thorough probe of Ukrainian plane crash
Relatives and friends of victims of flight PS752 lay flowers at a memorial. (AP pic)OTTAWA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that Canada would demand a thorough investigation after scores of its citizens died when a Ukrainian jetliner crashed in Iran. The Iranian community in Canada was plunged into mourning following the accident...
Crashed Boeing was checked two days ago, says Ukrainian airline
Forensic investigator works at the scene as bodies of the victims are collected. (AP pic)KIEV: The Ukrainian airliner that crashed outside Tehran on Wednesday killing over 170 people was a Boeing 737 built in 2016 and checked only two days before the accident, the company said. “The plane was manufactured in 2016, it was received by the airline...
Ukrainian airliner with 170 passengers on board crashes in Iran
DUBAI: A Ukrainian airliner with at least 170 people on board crashed on Wednesday due to technical problems soon after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport, Iran’s official news agency IRNA reported. Rescue teams have been sent to an area near the airport where the Boeing 737 belonging to Ukraine International Airlines...
Airlines avoid Iran-Iraq airspace after missile attack on US base
Singapore Airlines will divert all its flights from Iranian airspace. (Reuters pic)WASHINGTON: The US Federal Aviation Administration said it would ban US carriers from operating in the airspace over Iraq, Iran, the Gulf of Oman and the waters between Iran and Saudi Arabia after Iran launched a missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq. Tehran...
McConnell ready to pass impeachment trial rules without Democrats
McConnell says he has backing to pass rules for trial unilaterally. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Republicans are prepared to press ahead with rules for US President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, the Senate leader said Tuesday, ignoring opposition Democrats who want assurances that witnesses can be called. Mitch McConnell said he has the backing...
Ex-Trump aide Bolton ready to testify in impeachment trial
Bolton was fired in September. (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: Former White House national security advisor John Bolton, in a surprise announcement, said Monday that he is willing to testify if subpoenaed in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Democrats believe Bolton has direct knowledge supporting charges of abuse of power and...
Top Democrats make case for Republicans to endorse Trump impeachment
President Donald Trump waves as he sits with Navy midshipman at a college football game between Army and Navy. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Top Democrats in the US House of Representatives made a last-minute pitch to Republicans on Sunday for why they should put partisanship aside and vote to impeach President Donald Trump. Trump is expected to become the...
US Supreme Court takes up Trump bid to shield financial records
Jay Sekulow says cases against US president raise significant constitutional issues. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear President Donald Trump’s appeals in three separate cases to prevent his financial records, including tax returns, being handed over to Democratic-led House of Representatives committees and a...
Trump to face impeachment vote after House panel approves charges
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler says the House will act expeditiously. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump stood on the verge of impeachment Friday after a House panel approved charges he abused his power and obstructed Congress, setting up a historic vote in the chamber next week. In a grave moment for a deeply divided...
