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Supporters of Nationalist or KMT party cheer as their candidate Han Kuo-yu Han arrives to concede defeat in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. AP photoWorld
Taiwan vote signals growing divide with China

Tsai capitalised politically on the Hong Kong protests, saying they illustrate why one-country, two-systems doesn’t...

12 Jan 2020 1:23 PM IST

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen waves to supporters outside her campaign headquarters in Taipei. AFP photoWorld
China firm on Taiwan after President Tsai’s landslide victory

The election campaign was dominated by China’s efforts to get the democratic island to accept rule under a “one...

12 Jan 2020 12:50 PM IST

U.S. president Donald Trump demanded that the government of Iran must allow human rights groups to monitor and report facts from the ground on the ongoing protests by the Iranian people.\ (AFP)West Asia
Trump warns Iran against -'massacre-' as Tehran students protest...

US president tweets in Farsi to leverage accidental downing of Ukraine passenger flight

12 Jan 2020 10:02 AM IST

Iranians light candles at the Amir Kabir University in Tehran for the victims of the missile shootdown of an Ukraine International Airlines flight, on January 11, 2020. (AFP)West Asia
Iran’s missile shootdown of Ukraine plane triggers protests in...

Students denounce authorities for initially lying about missile hit on passenger plane

12 Jan 2020 8:57 AM IST

In this photo taken on January 8, 2020 rescue teams are seen at the scene of a Ukrainian airliner that was shot down by an Iran missile. (AFP)West Asia
I wish I were dead: Iran general takes responsibility for Ukraine...

In full state of readiness, Iran defences mistook the passenger plane for a hostile target

11 Jan 2020 5:14 PM IST

Supporters of Taiwans presidential election candidate, Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen cheer for Tsais victory in Taipei, Taiwan, on Saturday. AFP photoWorld
Taiwan elections: President Tsai ahead of rival

The mood at the headquarters of Tsai’s Democratic Progressive Party was festive, with supporters cheering as results...

11 Jan 2020 3:47 PM IST

File photo shows debris at the scene where a Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr southwest of Tehran, Iran. AP photoWest Asia
Khamenei offers sympathies to families of Ukraine crash victims

Khamenei expressed his ‘deep sympathy’ to families of the crash victims, and sought a probe into the incident

11 Jan 2020 3:36 PM IST

Ukrainian Minister for foreign affairs Vadym Prystayko said that he and the president met US Embassy officials and obtained important data about the crash. AP photoWest Asia
Ukraine airline chief says he never believed airline caused Iran crash

Iran says the plane had approached a sensitive military base and was downed due to human error

11 Jan 2020 3:21 PM IST

Omans ailing Sultan Qaboos bin Said, one of the Middle Easts longest serving rulers who maintained the countrys neutrality in regional struggles, died on Friday and the Gulf states high military council began the process to choose his successor. (Photo: ANI)West Asia
Sultan of Oman, 79, who ruled country since 1970, dies

Former US President George W Bush said in a statement that Qaboos had been a stable force in the Middle East.

11 Jan 2020 2:25 PM IST

Iran now admits to shooting down Ukrainian aircraft, terms it human errorWest Asia
Iran now admits to shooting down Ukrainian aircraft, terms it human...

‘Human error’ blamed as admission comes after initial denials were contradicted by western allies’ intelligence

11 Jan 2020 11:06 AM IST

An altar with photographs of the victims who were killed in a plane crash in Iran is seen as people gather around to held a vigil in their memories. AFP photoWest Asia
Iran denies missile hit plane, asks West to share data

If the West were to present incontrovertible evidence against Iran, it could have a dramatic impact on public opinion in...

10 Jan 2020 4:16 PM IST

A childs shoe lies at the scene of a Ukrainian airliner that crashed shortly after take-off near Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran. (AFP)West Asia
Planes brought down by missiles since 1973

Civilian flights have taken collateral hits amid warring foes

10 Jan 2020 7:55 AM IST

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