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People carry the coffin after funeral prayers for Turkish soldier Goktan Ozupekin, who was killed with 15 others by IS militants in al-Bab, Syria, in Kirklareli , Turkey, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Share See comments An Islamic State attack in the Syrian town of al-Bab […]

Tributes have poured in from across the world for singer George Michael, who has died at his home at the age of 53. Former Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley said he was “heartbroken at the loss of my beloved friend”, while Sir Elton John mourned a […]

A Russian military Tu-154 plane taking the world-renowned Alexandrov Ensemble, the army’s official choir, to a concert at a Russian air base in Syria, crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday. All 92 passengers and crew on board are feared dead. According to a list […]

People hold portraits of victims of the Tu-154 plane crash in the Black Sea on Dec. 25. Photo by Valery MatytsinTASS via Getty Images Mourners gathered to lay flowers and light candles on Monday, a national day of mourning in Russia, for the 92 passengers […]

Russian officials say they are no longer considering terrorism a focus in their investigations into a military plane crash on Sunday morning. “The Russian transportation agency considers technical problems or pilot error the most likely causes for the crash,” NPR’s Lucian Kim reports. Search efforts […]

Colombia’s Civil Aeronautics agency concluded in its investigation that the plan for the flight operated by Bolivia-based charter company LaMia did not meet international standards. Among the errors made were the decisions to let the plane take off without enough fuel to make the flight […]

Commenting on the recent trilateral meeting between Russia, Turkey and Iran on the Syrian crisis and the resulting joint statement on reviving the political process to end the conflict, Turkish opposition politician Öztürk Yılmaz noted to Sputnik that it is the first time Turkey has […]

Head of Future Parliamentary Bloc, MP Foad Siniora, announced in a statement on Monday that he would not attend the House sessions dedicated to discussing ministerial statement due to travel plans; however, the statement confirmed that he granted the Cabinet his utter vote of confidence. […]

President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, said on Sunday from Bkirky that he plans to work hard to fill the void in public posts with competent people. Aoun held a private meeting with Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Beshara Rahi, in Bkirky, before the commencement of […]