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Cousin of late Oman sultan sworn in as new ruler

  Haitham bin Tariq, Oman's culture minister and the 65-year-old cousin of late Sultan Qaboos, has been sworn in as…

Oman Sultan Qaboos, longest reigning leader of modern Arab world, has died: state media

  MUSCAT, Oman (AFP) -- Sultan Qaboos, the longest-reigning leader of the modern Arab world, has died at the age…

US piles on sanctions pain against Iran

  by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States piled new sanctions on Iran's…

Planes brought down by missiles since 1973

  Iran on Saturday said its armed forces had "unintentionally" shot down the Ukrainian airliner which crashed outside Tehran. The…

“Unforgivable mistake” says Iran’s President Rouhani on military’s “human error” in downing Ukraine plane

(Eagle News) – Iranian president Hassan Rouhani said that the “human error” on the part of Iran’s military that caused…

JUST IN: Iran admits it “unintentionally” shot down Ukrainian plane, issues apology

(Eagle News) -- Iran admitted that it had "unintentionally" shot down a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 people after the jet…

Top Ukrainian diplomat wants to find truth behind jet crash as missile strike claims mount

  Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said Friday his country wanted to know facts about the crash of its jetliner…

China reports first death from mystery pneumonia outbreak

SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Health authorities in central China reported the first death on Saturday from a mysterious pneumonia outbreak…

British lawmakers finally approve historic Brexit deal

  by Alice RITCHIE and Dmitry ZAKS Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's parliament finally approved Brexit…

Crash of PS752 in Iran: Was the aircraft shot down?

  by Daphne BENOIT and Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- A Boeing passenger jet crashed in…

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