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Iranians bury dead from downed plane after days of rage on the street
Protests had raged for four days in Iranian cities Iranians angry military took days to admit plane error Iran battling unrest at home, pressure from abroad Tehran dismisses idea of new deal to end nuclear row DUBAI: Iranians buried their dead from an airliner shot down by the military as authorities on Wednesday identified more of the 176...
Canada ‘to get to the very bottom’ of Iran crash at meeting
57 of the plane crash victims were Canadian. (AP pic)OTTAWA: Canada vowed Wednesday to get to the bottom of the plane crash that killed dozens of its nationals in Iran, ahead of a meeting in London with other countries that lost citizens. Foreign ministers from Canada, Ukraine, Sweden, Afghanistan and Britain – which all had nationals who died –...
Trump impeachment articles delivered to Senate
WASHINGTON: Articles of impeachment charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress were delivered to the Senate Wednesday, setting in motion a historic trial that threatens the US leader with removal from office.Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell announced that the articles would be formally read to the...
Trump impeachment: Was someone tracking the US ambassador in Kiev?
January 16, 2020 8:11 AMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – A top Democrat in Congress vowed on Wednesday (Jan 15) to investigate “profoundly alarming” messages suggesting that the former US ambassador to Ukraine was subject to surveillance before President Donald Trump fired her in May. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Canada seeking official status in Iran plane downing probe
OTTAWA, Ontario – Canada’s transport minister said Wednesday his country is demanding official status in Iran’s investigation of the crash of a Ukraine International Airlines jet in Tehran last week. Iran admits its air-defense forces shot the plane down, having not identified it as a commercial airliner. All 176 people aboard were...
US House to send Trump impeachment articles to Senate
Pelosi signs resolution to transmit 2 articles of impeachment against US president to Senate. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to transmit articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate, opening the way for the historic trial of the 45th president for abuse of power. In a strict party-line...
New video shows 2 missiles downed Ukraine jet
January 16, 2020 5:00 AMWASHINGTON • New video footage has emerged showing two Iranian missiles tearing through the night sky and hitting a Ukrainian passenger plane, sending the aircraft crashing in flames and killing all 176 passengers and crew on board. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Democrats to probe ‘profoundly alarming’ Ukraine texts indicating surveillance of U.S. ambassador
A House committee chairman said his panel will investigate what he says are “profoundly alarming” text messages that have raised questions about the possible surveillance … …read more Source:: The Japan...
Trump mocks impeachment trial, calls it ‘con’
‘Here we go again, another Con Job by the Do Nothing Democrats,’ Tweeted the US president. Photo: APUS President Donald Trump on Wednesday ridiculed his impeachment charges, labeling it a “con” as Democratic leaders announced the details of his trial in the Senate.”Here we go again, another Con Job by the Do Nothing...
House Democrats name 7-member team to prosecute Trump in Senate trial
House is expected to send the 2 impeachment charges passed last month against Trump to the Senate today. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Democrats in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled a seven-member team to prosecute President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial in the Senate, headed by a former prosecutor who has become a nemesis of...
