TEHRAN: An Iranian airliner crashed into farmland in the northwest
of the country on Wednesday, and all 168 people on board are
believed to be dead, officials reported.
The Caspian Airlines plane crashed near the city
of Qazvin, northwest of the capital, shortly after takeoff from
Tehran’s international Imam Khomeini airport.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Islamic opposition party has won a
by-election with a sharply reduced majority, in a result the
coalition government hailed Wednesday as a sign its support is
rebounding.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: National Aeronautics Space and Space
Administration (NASA) was poised yet again to try to get the
Endeavor space shuttle off the ground and into orbit Wednesday,
after bad weather and technical trouble blighted five previous
launch attempts.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will hold
talks in India over the weekend on an “enhanced strategic
partnership” before traveling next week to Thailand for talks with
Southeast Asian ministers.
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