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Sat, February 22, 2020 | 06:41

Storms bring relief and danger to Australian wildfires

Storms bring relief and danger to Australian wildfires

Thunderstorms and showers brought some relief for firefighters battling deadly wildfires across Australia's drought-parched east coast on Wednesday, but also raised concerns that lightning will spark more fires before dangerous hot and windy conditions return. Around 2,300 firefighters in New South Wales state were making the most of relatively benign conditions by franticall...

2020-01-08 15:54

Korea working to secure safety of nationals in Iraq after Iran attacks

Korea working to secure safety of nationals in Iraq after Iran attacks

South Korea is not considering withdrawing its nationals from Iraq yet, the foreign ministry said Wednesday after a meeting to discuss the rising tensions in the Middle East in the wake of Iran's revenge missile attacks on American forces in Iraq. Fear of a full-blown war is rising in the region as Iran fired over a dozen ballistic missiles against at least two Iraqi military...

2020-01-08 14:51

Cheong Wa Dae receiving 'real-time briefings' on Iran situations

Philippines orders evacuation of Filipinos from Iraq

Philippines orders evacuation of Filipinos from Iraq

The Philippine government said Wednesday that it has ordered the mandatory evacuation of Filipino workers from Iraq and the coast guard said it is sending a vessel to the Middle East to ferry its citizens to safety in case hostilities between the United States and Iran worsen.

2020-01-08 14:36

Iran missile attacks target US forces in Iraq; Trump says 'All is well!' [VIDEO]

Killing of Iran general risks US gains against Islamic State

Killing of Iran general risks US gains against Islamic State

U.S. President Donald Trump's national security team knew that killing Iran's most powerful general could hurt efforts to mop up and head off any revival of the Islamic State militant group _ and that is just what has happened. Two days after Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad, the U.S. troops in Iraq to fight the Islamic State are now focused ...

2020-01-08 14:22

Iran missile attacks target US forces in Iraq; Trump says 'All is well!' [VIDEO]

Iran official: All on board Ukrainian plane killed

Iran official: All on board Ukrainian plane killed

An Iranian emergency official says a crash has killed all those on board a Ukrainian commercial airliner that took off from Tehran. Pir Hossein Kulivand made the comment Wednesday morning after the crash. He said rescuers were trying to collect the dead. The plane went down in farmland outside of Iran's capital, Tehran. Authorities initially blamed a mechanical problem for th...

2020-01-08 14:04

Ukrainian airplane crashes in Iran, killing at least 170

Ukrainian airplane crashes in Iran, killing at least 170

Ukrainian airplane crashes in Iran, killing at least 170

A Ukrainian airplane carrying at least 170 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, killing all onboard, state TV reported. The plane had taken off from Imam Khomeini International Airport in the Iranian capital. The crash is suspected to have been caused by mechanical issues, the TV reported, without elaborating. An investigation team was...

2020-01-08 13:50

Iran crash is first fatal incident for Ukrainian airline

Man pleads not guilty in Japan murder of 19 at care home

Man pleads not guilty in Japan murder of 19 at care home

The man accused of the 2016 murder of 19 disabled people at a Japanese care home admitted the attack as his trial opened Wednesday but pleaded not guilty on grounds of diminished capacity

2020-01-08 13:43

Pentagon confirms Iran ballistic missile attacks on US troops in Iraq

Pentagon confirms Iran ballistic missile attacks on US troops in Iraq

Iran has launched a major ballistic missile attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Tuesday, potentially triggering a new round of escalation in the confrontation between the United States and Tehran. The U.S. military said an assessment was underway to determine damage and any casualties at al-Asad airbase in Iraq, which hosted President Donald Trump in ...

2020-01-08 09:57

Iran missile attacks target US forces in Iraq; Trump says 'All is well!' [VIDEO]

Stampede kills 56 at funeral for Iranian general

Stampede kills 56 at funeral for Iranian general

A stampede broke out Tuesday at the funeral for a top Iranian general slain in a U.S. airstrike, and at least 56 people were killed and more than 200 were injured as thousands thronged the procession, Iranian news reports said. As the crowds mourned Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, more angry calls rose from Iran to avenge his death, drastically raising tensions in ...

2020-01-08 09:50

Iran missile attacks target US forces in Iraq; Trump says 'All is well!' [VIDEO]

Iran missile attacks target US forces in Iraq; Trump says 'All is well!'

Iran missile attacks target US forces in Iraq; Trump says 'All is well!'

Iran launched missiles at U.S.-led forces in Iraq on Wednesday in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike on an Iranian commander whose killing last week stoked fears of a new Middle East war. Iranian state television said Iran had fired 15 missiles at U.S. targets in Iraq early on Wednesday. The U.S. military said at least two Iraqi facilities hosting U.S.-led coalition person...

2020-01-08 09:35

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