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Iran strikes back at US with missile attack at air baseJan 8, 2020TEHRAN (AP) -- Iran struck back at the United States for the killing of a top Iranian general early Wednesday, firing a series of surface-to-surface missiles at an Iraqi air base housing US troops an... -
![[Graphic News] Global air crash deaths fall more than half in 2019](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2020/01/07/20200107000705_0.jpg)
[Graphic News] Global air crash deaths fall more than half in 2019Jan 7, 2020The number of deaths in major air crashes around the globe fell by more than half from the previous year in 2019, according to a report by an aviation consulting firm. The To70 consultancy said th... -
Nissan says ex-chairman Ghosn guilty of 'serious misconduct'Jan 7, 2020TOKYO (AP) -- Nissan said Tuesday it will still pursue legal action against its former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, despite his escape from Japan to Lebanon. The Japanese automaker said in a statement th... -
Pentagon rejects Trump threat to hit Iranian cultural sitesJan 7, 2020WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon on Monday distanced itself from President Donald Trump's assertions that he would bomb Iranian cultural sites despite international prohibitions on such attacks. Defe... -
Supreme leader emotional as Iran mourns top generalJan 7, 2020TEHRAN (AFP) -- Iran's supreme leader fought back tears as a sea of black-clad mourners paid homage Monday to the top commander assassinated in a US drone strike last week that has inflamed tensions ... -
World markets on edge as US-Iran tensions spark escalation fearsJan 7, 2020NEW YORK (AFP) -- World markets were mixed after a tense trading day on Monday, with US equities ending higher and bucking a downward trend in Europe and Asia after the US killing of a top Iranian ge... -
Merkel, Macron, Johnson urge Iran not to flout nuclear dealJan 6, 2020BERLIN (AFP) -- The leaders of Germany, France and Britain on Sunday urged Iran to drop measures that go against the 2015 nuclear deal, after Tehran announced it would no longer abide by a limit on e... -
Iran will forego 'limit' on centrifuges as tensions with US soarJan 6, 2020TEHRAN (AFP) -- Iran on Sunday announced its fifth reduction in its nuclear commitments, saying it will forego the "limit on the number of centrifuges", as tensions with the United States soar after ... -
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[Graphic News] Trump, Obama tied as most admired man in 2019Jan 5, 2020President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama tied as the most admired man of 2019, according to a Gallup survey in the US. This is the first year Trump has risen to the top spot in the... -
Japan blasts 'unjustifiable' Ghosn's escapeJan 5, 2020TOKYO (AFP) -- Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan is "unjustifiable" and he is thought to have left the country using "illegal methods", the Japanese justice minister said Sunday, in the first official... -
Trump says US targeting 52 sites in Iran, as tension mountsJan 5, 2020WASHINGTON (AFP) -- President Donald Trump warned Saturday that the US is targeting 52 sites in Iran and will hit them "very fast and very hard" if the Islamic republic attacks American personnel or ... -
State Department tells US citizens to leave Iraq ‘immediately’Jan 3, 2020BAGHDAD(AFP) -- The State Department today told US citizens to leave Iraq “immediately,” after an American strike killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad. “Due to heightened tensions... -
Oil prices surge after US strike kills Iranian generalJan 3, 2020HONG KONG (AFP) -- Oil prices soared more than four percent Friday following news that the US had killed a top Iranian general, fanning fresh fears of a conflict in the crude-rich region. The head o... -
Iran supreme leader vows 'severe revenge' for Soleimani killingJan 3, 2020TEHRAN (AFP) -- Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed "severe revenge" after the United States killed the commander of the Islamic republic's Quds Force, General Qasem Soleimani, in Bagh... -
'I did it alone', Ghosn says of Japan escapeJan 3, 2020BEIRUT (AFP) -- Carlos Ghosn claimed Thursday he organised his dramatic escape from bail in Japan alone as the disgraced auto tycoon enjoyed his first days of freedom in Beirut despite an Interpol ar...
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