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Ukraine suspects missile, terror attack in Tehran crash
MOSCOW (AA): A missile hit and a terrorist attack are among the suspected causes of the deadly crash of a Ukraine plane in Tehran on Wednesday, according to Ukrainian officials. The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) said on Thursday that a third cause could be the engine explosion due to a technical glitch. A NSDC statement...
Trudeau ensures Iran plane crash will be ´thoroughly investigated´
OTTAWA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that Ottawa would work to ensure a thorough investigation of a Ukrainian jetliner crash in Iran that killed dozens of Canadians.”This morning, I join Canadians across the country who are shocked and saddened to see reports that a plane crash outside of Tehran, Iran, has claimed the lives...
Major airlines cancel, re-route Iran, Iraq bound flights after missile attack on US bases
Photo: Reuters Several airlines have canceled or re-routed Iraq and Iran bound flights on Wednesday, following an Iranian missile strike on United States-led forces in Iraq.Germany’s Lufthansa, Dubai-based Emirates and low-cost flydubai were among airlines that canceled flights, as the US Federal Aviation Administration barred American...
Iran reportedly refuses to hand over crashed plane’s black box to Boeing
TEHRAN: Iran has reportedly refused to hand over the black box from the Ukraine International Airlines 737 to planemaker Boeing, according to Reuters. Ali Abedzadeh, the head of the Iran Civil Aviation Organisation, said it was still not clear which country Tehran will give the black box to so that data from it could be decoded, according to...
Ukrainian passenger plane crashes in Iran; all 170 on board dead
Monitoring Desk TEHRAN: All 170 people on board a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed Wednesday after taking off from Tehran were killed, Iran’s Red Crescent said. “Obviously it is impossible that passengers” on flight PS-752 “are alive,” the head of Red Crescent told semi-official news agency ISNA, adding that 170 passengers and crew...
Ukrainian jet crashes in Iran; all 170 on board dead
Boeing 737 belonging to Ukraine International Airlines crashed due to technical problems after take-off from airport. Photo: Twitter TEHRAN: All 170 people on board a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed Wednesday after taking off from Tehran were killed, Iran’s Red Crescent said.”Obviously it is impossible that passengers” on...
Ukrainian airplane with 180 aboard crashes in Iran: Fars
Photo: FileDUBAI: A Boeing 737 belonging to Ukraine International Airlines has crashed due to technical problems after take-off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airport with 180 passengers and crew aboard, the semi-official Fars news agency tweeted on Wednesday.There was no further information immediately available.Also read: US President Trump...
Ex-Trump aide Bolton ready to testify in impeachment trial
WASHINGTON: Former White House national security advisor John Bolton, in a surprise announcement, said on 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 obstruction of Congress by the president.But...
American strike in Iraq prompts anti-war protests in US cities
Demonstrators opposed to the US military presence in Iraq march in New York. Photo: AFPWASHINGTON: Demonstrators chanting “no war on Iran” rallied Saturday in Washington, New York and across the US to protest the assassination of a top Iranian military commander in a US drone strike.Outside the White House, around 200 people gathered...
Moldova anthem blunder mars ATP Cup in Australia
ATP Cup organisers were left red-faced on Friday by playing the wrong national anthem for a player from Moldova, a small landlocked country in eastern Europe. The embarrassing gaffe occurred ahead of the opening singles tie in Sydney of the heavily-promoted new team event as Moldova’s Alexander Cozbinov faced Belgium’s Steve Darcis....
