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Lebanon's Hezbollah says working for government formation 09 Jan 2020 - 05:57 pm
A supporter of Hezbollah attends a funeral ceremony rally to mourn Qassem Soleimani in Beirut's suburbs, Lebanon, January 5, 2020. Reuters/Aziz Taher
Ukraine names Iran plane crash theories, including missile strike 09 Jan 2020 - 02:17 pm
A woman reacts during a news briefing following the crash of the Boeing 737-800 plane, flight PS 752, on the outskirts of Tehran, at the Boryspil International Airport, outside Kiev, Ukraine January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Lebanon imposes travel ban on Ghosn after questioning over warrant: judicial source 09 Jan 2020 - 01:30 pm
Former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn gestures as he addresses a large crowd of journalists on his reasons for dodging trial in Japan, where he is accused of financial misconduct, at the Lebanese Press Syndicate in Beirut on January 8, 2020. AFP / JOSEP
Fact Check: Trump minimizes IS risk, distorts Iran payout 08 Jan 2020 - 09:36 pm
US President Donald Trump is seen on a television screen as he delivers a statement about Iran, in the Pentagon briefing room in Arlington, Virginia, US, January 8, 2020. Reuters/Al Drago
Israeli defence minister seeks 'million' settlers in West Bank 08 Jan 2020 - 07:53 pm
Isreali Defense Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the Kohelet Policy Forum conference in Jerusalem, on January 8, 2020. AFP / Menahem Kahana
Germany warns of 'second Syria' as EU hosts Libya PM 08 Jan 2020 - 06:16 pm
Libya's UN-recognised Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj meets European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels, Belgium January 8, 2020. Francisco Seco/Pool via Reuters
Turkey and Russia unite to urge Libya ceasefire 08 Jan 2020 - 06:16 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a ceremony marking the formal launch of the TurkStream pipeline which will carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe through Turkey, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 8, 2020. Reut
Erdogan, Putin inaugurate pipeline, discuss Libya, Syria 08 Jan 2020 - 04:45 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) attend ceremony inauguration of a new gas pipeline
Islamist group al Shabaab claims Somalia bomb attack that killed three 08 Jan 2020 - 01:39 pm
An image distributed by al Shabaab after the attack on a military base in Kenya shows Somalia's al Shabaab militant group's flag, said to be at the Manda Bay Airfield in Manda, Lamu, Kenya January 5, 2020. Al-Shabaab/Handout via Reuters
Commercial airlines reroute flights amid US-Iran tensions 08 Jan 2020 - 01:13 pm
A woman uses a smartphone as she walks past an arrivals board displaying the Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 from Tehran marked as canceled at the Boryspil airport outside Kiev on January 8, 2020. AFP / Sergei Supinsky
Iran will not give black box from crashed Ukrainian airliner to Boeing: Mehr 08 Jan 2020 - 12:57 pm
Debris of a plane belonging to Ukraine International Airlines, that crashed after taking off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, is seen on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters
Crashed Ukraine plane had 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians on board: minister 08 Jan 2020 - 11:17 am
Rescue teams work amidst debris after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran early in the morning on January 8, 2020, killing everyone on board. AFP
Ukraine leader warns against 'speculation' after plane crash 08 Jan 2020 - 11:14 am
Rescueeams recover debris from a field after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran early in the morning on January 8, 2020, killing everyone on board.  AFP
Somalia bomb attack wounds 11 08 Jan 2020 - 10:48 am
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Engine failure, not missile, caused crash of Ukrainian airliner in Iran: Ukrainian embassy 08 Jan 2020 - 10:38 am
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Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran's capital, killing 176 08 Jan 2020 - 08:57 am
People stand near the wreckage after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran on January 8, 2020. AFP / ISNA / ISNA / ROHHOLLAH VADATI
Philippines orders evacuation of Filipinos from Iraq 08 Jan 2020 - 08:48 am
A protester shouts anti-US slogans next to Philippine policemen during a rally in front of the US embassy in Manila on January 6, 2020, demonstrating against the US strike that killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in Iraq. A US drone strike killed top
Iranian state TV says 80 "American terrorists" killed in Iran missile strikes 08 Jan 2020 - 08:25 am
What is said to be missiles are seen in the night sky, after Iran fired missiles on at least two Iraqi air bases hosting U.S.-led coalition forces, in this still image taken from a video shot at an unknown location on January 8, 2020. Iran Press/Handout v