Home » World » Asia

Asia - Page 209

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on January 9, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada. Trudeau said Canada had intelligence from multiple sources indicating that a Ukrainian airliner which crashed outside Tehran was mistakenly shot down by Iran. (AFP)

Iranians shot down airliner: Western leaders

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau: â€œWe have evidence that indicates that the plane was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air...

10 Jan 2020 7:21 AM IST

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy lays flowers at a memorial of the flight crew members of the Ukrainian 737-800 plane that crashed on the outskirts of Tehran, at Borispil international airport outside in Kyiv, Ukraine. AP

West Asia

Ukraine doesn-'t rule out terrorism, missile strike

Despite Iranâ€™s denial, Ukraine said it considered a missile strike or terrorism as possible theories for the crash

9 Jan 2020 4:29 PM IST

Just before midnight, AFP correspondents in Baghdad heard two loud blasts followed by the wailing security sirens of the Green Zone. (Photo: AP)

West Asia

Two rockets hit Iraqi capital-'s Green Zone: Security sources

The attack came nearly 24 hours after Tehran launched ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases housing American and other...

9 Jan 2020 8:38 AM IST

U.S. president Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House on the ballistic missile strike that Iran launched against Iraqi air bases housing American troops on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. (AP)

West Asia

Trump signals de-escalation on Iran

â€˜Iran appears to be standing down, which isâ€¦ a very good thing for the worldâ€™

9 Jan 2020 5:55 AM IST

Iran launched missile attacks on US-led forces in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday. (Photo: File)

West Asia

-'Slap in face-': Iran missiles hit US bases

Tehran claims 80 Americans were killed, Trump says everyone is safe.

9 Jan 2020 2:59 AM IST

A Ukrainian International Airline company worker reacts during a briefing at Borispil international airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. A Ukrainian airplane carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehrans main airport, killing all onboard, Iranian state TV and officials in Ukraine said. (AP)

West Asia

Iran says won-'t give crashed plane-'s black boxes to Americans

International aviation rules vest Iran the right to conduct the investigation

8 Jan 2020 6:50 PM IST

Rescue teams work at the scene after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near the Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran early on January 8, 2020, killing everyone on board. (AFP)

West Asia

Amid Iran missile strikes, Ukraine plane crashes outside Tehran,...

Initial statements by Iranian authorities cited technical failure, but Boeing 737-800 had been inspected just three days...

8 Jan 2020 6:34 PM IST

This photo taken on Saturday, May 26, 2018, shows the actual Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 UR-PSR plane that crashed on the outskirts of Tehran on Wednesday Jan. 8, 2020. (AP)

West Asia

Ukraine airline crash: Plane passed fit three days before crash

The Boeing 737-800 was just three years old and had its maintenance on Jan. 6

8 Jan 2020 5:59 PM IST

$This still image from an Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting video shot on January 8, 2020, allegedly shows rockets launched from Iran against the US military base in Ein-al Asad in Iraq. Iran fired \more than a dozen\ ballistic missiles on January 7, 2020, against two airbases in Iraq where US and coalition forces are based, the Pentagon said. (AFP)$ West Asia