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A picture published by the media office of the Iraqi militarys joint operations forces on their official Facebook page shows a destroyed vehicle on fire following a US strike on Friday on Baghdad international airport road in which top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed along with eight others, including the deputy head of Iraqs powerful Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force. (AFP)

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Iranâ€™s top Gen killed in US airstrike

Foolish Escalation, says Iran after Gen. Soleimaniâ€™s death; Iran vows harsh retaliation for US attack.

4 Jan 2020 1:35 AM IST

A 2015 file photo of the commander of Irans Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani, praying in a religious ceremony at a mosque. Soleimani was killed in a US airstrike at the Baghdad international airport on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. (AP)

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Iran vows revenge after top commander killed in Trump-ordered strike

Security analysts say killing of Qasem Soleimani will have bigger ramifications than slaying of bin Laden

3 Jan 2020 12:25 PM IST

Iran Foreign Minister Javed Zarif said that Washington bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism. (Photo: ANI)

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Extremely dangerous, foolish escalation: Iran on US air strike that...

The US on Thursday carried out a strike near Baghdad-'s international airport killing Soleimani, a US-designated...

3 Jan 2020 11:23 AM IST

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Trump ordered killing of Soleimani to protect US personnel abroad:...

Ties between the US and Iran deteriorated since Washington pulled out of nuclear deal with Tehran.

3 Jan 2020 8:52 AM IST

Pictures released by the news agency showed Red Crescent emergency workers searching through the wreckage of an overturned yellow bus. (Photo: AFP)

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10 dead in Iran bus crash

Those killed included a woman and a 12-year-old boy.

31 Dec 2019 3:11 PM IST

A road crash in Egypt killed six people, including tourists from India and Malaysia, and injured at least 24 others Saturday, security and medical sources said. (Representational Image)

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Indian killed in bus accident in Egypt, 16 tourists were on board

At least 24 others were injured and some left in serious condition, a medical source said without giving further...

29 Dec 2019 11:19 AM IST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran of planning attacks against the Jewish state and said everything possible would be done to prevent them. (Photo: File)

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-'A huge win!-': Israel-'s Netanyahu declares victory in ruling party...

Saar, a former minister seen as to the right of Netanyahu, tweeted after polls closed thanking his supporters,...

27 Dec 2019 10:02 AM IST

A plane with 95 passengers and five crew members on board crashed near Almaty on Friday, the airport of Kazakhstans biggest city said. (Twitter)

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14 dead as plane with 100 on board crashes near aiport in Kazakhstan

The airport said there were survivors and emergency services were working at the site.

27 Dec 2019 9:03 AM IST

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Gaza rocket sends Benjamin Netanyahu to shelter during campaign rally:...

It was the second time in recent months that rocket fire cut short one of his meetings.

26 Dec 2019 8:32 AM IST

$Asserting that international scrutiny of the murder of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi was \absolutely required\, a UN official on Sunday expressed disappointment that the world bodys Secretary-General Antonio Guterres did not demand a criminal investigation into the matter. (Photo: File)$ World