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Wed, April 1, 2020 | 05:44

Iran denies 'cover-up' as anger mounts over downed airliner

Iran denies 'cover-up' as anger mounts over downed airliner

Iran denied a "cover-up" Monday after taking days to reveal an airliner was accidentally shot down last week, a disaster that sparked demonstrations and calls for a fully transparent investigation. The Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 was brought down by a missile shortly after taking off Wednesday from Tehran, killing all 176 passengers and crew on board. The Kiev-b...

2020-01-14 09:41

US troops describe 'miraculous' escape at Iraqi base attacked by Iran

Taiwan vote signals growing divide with China

Taiwan vote signals growing divide with China

The landslide reelection of Taiwan's leader underscores the population's embrace of an identity distinct from China _ a shift that the communist leaders of China refuse to accept. It's a contradiction that will keep the island of 23 million people at odds with its much larger neighbor for the foreseeable future and put increasing strains on the one-China principle, which hold...

2020-01-13 15:21

Small but dangerous: volcano spews ash over Philippine capital

Small but dangerous: volcano spews ash over Philippine capital

A volcano near Manila spewed a massive cloud of ash that drifted across the Philippine capital on Sunday, forcing the cancellation of flights and closure of schools and government offices as authorities warned of a possible "explosive eruption". Thousands of people were evacuated from the area near Taal volcano after it suddenly shot a column of ash and steam as high as 15 km...

2020-01-13 10:01

China slams US for congratulating Tsai on Taiwan poll win

China slams US for congratulating Tsai on Taiwan poll win

China on Sunday slammed officials from the US and other countries for congratulating Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen after she was re-elected with a landslide victory in a stunning rebuke of Beijing's campaign to isolate the self-ruled island. Tsai, who had pitched herself as a defender of liberal democratic values against an increasingly authoritarian China, secured a record-b...

2020-01-13 09:48

China democracy activists cheered by Taiwan election results

China democracy activists cheered by Taiwan election results

Chinese pro-democracy activists who traveled to Taiwan to observe the island's presidential election said Sunday that the reelection of independence-leaning President Tsai Ing-wen gave them cause for hope despite Beijing's quashing of dissent on the mainland. More than a dozen dissidents, many exiled from communist-ruled mainland China, said at a forum in Taipei that Saturday...

2020-01-13 09:47

'Our enemy is here': Iran protesters demand that leaders quit after plane downed

'Our enemy is here': Iran protesters demand that leaders quit after plane downed

Protests erupted across Iran for a second day on Sunday, increasing pressure on the Islamic Republic's leadership after it admitted its military shot down a Ukrainian airliner by accident, despite days of denials that Iranian forces were to blame. "They are lying that our enemy is America, our enemy is right here," one group of protesters chanted outside a university in Tehra...

2020-01-13 09:28

Anger and grief as Canada remembers Iran plane crash victims

China says world should stick to 'One China' after Tsai win

China says world should stick to 'One China' after Tsai win

China said Sunday that the world should abide by the idea that there is only one China, ruled by the Communist Party, after Taiwan reelected its democratic leader. ``We hope and believe that the international community will continue adhering to the One China principle, understand and support the just cause of Chinese people to oppose the secessionist activities for `Taiwan in...

2020-01-12 16:42

Taiwan's Tsai wins landslide in stinging result for China

Trump warns Iran against 'massacre' as protests erupt over jetliner downing

Trump warns Iran against 'massacre' as protests erupt over jetliner downing

US President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States was monitoring Iranian demonstrations closely, warning against any new "massacre" as protests broke out after Tehran admitted to shooting down a passenger plane. Iran said earlier it unintentionally downed a Ukrainian jetliner outside Tehran, killing all 176 people aboard, in an abrupt about-turn after initially denyin...

2020-01-12 11:22

Taiwan's leader reelected as voters back tough China stance

Taiwan's leader reelected as voters back tough China stance

Tsai Ing-wen was reelected as Taiwan's president by a landslide Saturday in a victory that signaled strong support for her tough stance against China among voters determined to defend their democratic way of life. Tsai, from the Democratic Progressive Party, soundly defeated Nationalist Party candidate Han Kuo-yu, receiving 57.2% of the vote to Han's 38.6%, with virtually all...

2020-01-12 09:42

Taiwan's Tsai wins landslide in stinging result for China

Iran says it 'unintentionally' shot down Ukraine passenger jet

Iran says it 'unintentionally' shot down Ukraine passenger jet

Iran said Saturday it "unintentionally" shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing all 176 people aboard, in an abrupt about-turn after initially denying Western claims it was struck by a missile. President Hassan Rouhani said a military probe into the tragedy had found "missiles fired due to human error" brought down the Boeing 737, calling it an "unforgivable mistake". Su...

2020-01-12 09:23

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