Iranian Plane Crashed With Transport Minister Onboard
An aircraft carrying 24 passengers, including Iranian Transport Minister Rahman Dadman, two deputy ministers, and seven members of parliament, crashed Thursday after it had vanished off radar screens, killing all aboard, an interior ministry official said.
New Iraqi Sanctions Outline Circulated At U.N.
The United States confirmed Wednesday it has circulated outlines of a proposed new Iraqi sanctions regime to the four other permanent members of the U.N. Security Council.
Israel Bids To Bar Arabs From Parliament And Boost Media Influence
In a move that shattered all pretense of a democratic state, Israeli right-wingers are bidding to exclude Arab members from the country's parliament, amid crackdowns on journalists and plans for greater media control.
Pro-Palestinian Hackers Strike Again
As stone-throwing Palestinians fought pitched battles with militarily superior Israeli forces on Al Nakba, or the "Catastrophe" day, marking the formation of the Zionist state in 1948, another war was silently being fought in the confines of the cyber world.