Crash Kills 39, Reviving Questions About Iran-Built Plane
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 10th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Crash Kills 39, Reviving Questions About Iran-Built Plane
The passenger plane, which is based on a relatively obscure Ukrainian design, is assembled under license in Iran and has been involved in previous Iranian air disasters.
Iraq Airstrikes May Continue for Months, Obama Says
President Obama sought to prepare Americans for an extended presence in the skies over Iraq, saying the airstrikes he ordered last week, which continued Saturday, could last months.
Taliban Take Responsibility for Bombing in Kabul
While the insurgents have repeatedly fired rockets at the airport and carried out a broad campaign of violence across the country, the suicide attacks that have been a hallmark of the war have been less common in the capital.
44 Dead in Tour Bus Crash in Tibet
A bus carrying about 50 passengers crashed into two vehicles and fell 30 feet off a mountainous highway on Saturday, the state news media said.