Iran today fired over a dozen ballistic missiles on US airbases in Iraq targeting Al-Assad and Irbil. Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Jonathan Hoffman said, "At approximately 5.30 pm (2230 GMT) on January 7, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against US military and coalition forces in Iraq," said. #WION #Iran

WION Dispatch: How an assassination united Iran

Iran launched missiles at US-led forces in Iraq on Wednesday in retaliation for a US drone strike last Friday on Iranian commander Major-General Qassem Soleimani, whose killing stoked fears of a new Middle East war.

Britain condemns Iran's missile attacks on military bases in Iraq

Authorities in Australia will begin five-day campaign to kill thousands of camels in the country as they drink too much water amid the wildfires.

Australia to kill up to 10,000 camels amid Bushfires

Iran missile attack roils global markets

Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, was killed along with Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF, or Hashd al-Shaabi), an Iran-backed umbrella organisation comprising several militias. #Iran #US #Soleimanikilling

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All 176 passengers onboard a Ukrainian bound commercial flight, that crashed in Iran on Wednesday, have died in the mishap. #WION #Iran #AirplaneCrash

All dead in Ukrainian airplane crash in Iran

Iran threatens to attack US allies

Other Asian markets also tumbled following news of the airstrikes, in which the head of Iran's elite Quds Force and a top Iraqi militia leader were killed early on Friday at Baghdad airport. #Iran #India #US

Amid escalating tensions in West Asia Indian stock markets close in the red

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The Delhi Police Crime Branch has begun a probe into Sunday's violence in JNU after the Union Home Ministry on Monday asked for a detailed report from Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal. #JNUattack #JNU #Delhi #India

India: High-level probe ordered into JNU attack

Large crowds turned out in the hometown of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani for his burial on Tuesday, a day after an enormous funeral procession was held in the capital of Tehran.

Soleimani's burial procession commences in Kerman

Amid US and Iran's heightened tensions over the killing of Top Iranian military Chief qassem soleimani the situation is critical in the West Asia region and that could also lead to further clashes. Let's just have an overall comparison between both countries.

US vs Iran: Who would win? Watch the overall comparision

Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani will be laid to rest today in his hometown of Kerman as part of three days of ceremonies across the country. #Qasem Soleimani #Qasem Soleimaniburied #Iran

Soleimani to be buried today in Iranian hometown

A leaked draft letter from a top US general overseeing the fight against ISIS in Iraq to the Iraqi military sparked concerns that the US was preparing to withdraw troops from the country. #US #Pentagon #USleakedletter

Confusion after US military letter talks of troop withdrawal

The unilateral decision of Trump to order the killing of Soleimani has led to a trust deficit among allies of the US How far will Trump go? Is he willing to wage a war on Iran to improve his electoral changes? What's the impact on allies of America? #Gravitas #WIONEdit #WION

WION Edit: Conflict with Iran, Is America hurting its allies?

The burial of Suleimani has been postponed after dozens were killed in stampede. According to Iran state news agency the burial has been postponed but no further details were available on how long were the delay would last. #Suleimani #SuleimaniKilling #QassemSuleimani #SuleimaniBurial

WION Dispatch: Suleimani burial suspended after stampede

Iran's parliament has unanimously passed a bill naming the United States' forces as "terrorists" over the assassination of top military commander Qassem Soleimani in an air attack in Iraq. Soleimani, the popular head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) foreign operations arm Quds Force, was killed in a US drone attack outside Baghdad airport on January 3, ratcheting up tensions between the arch-foes. #USForces #Iran #US #SoleimaniKilling #

WION Dispatch: Iran designates Pentagon as terrorist

Global aviation giant Boeing has said it will reassign 3,000 workers to other jobs as it halts production of the grounded best-selling 737 MAX jet in mid-January. #Boeing #GlobalAviationGiant

Fineprint: Boeing 737 Max staff to be reassigned

What is about President Donald Trump that people even hate him outside Iraq or Iran. Trump is turning out to be the most hated person according to two independent surveys of Germany. #DonaldTrump #Trump #MostHatedPerson

Fineprint: President Donald Trump world's most dangerous man

The central government will be taking the second batch of foreign delegation members to Jammu and Kashmir on January 9. The envoys would be from a diverse set of groupings such as the European Union, ASIAN and Latin America. #JammuAndKashmir #ASIAN #ForeignDelegation

Fineprint: Second batch of foreign delegates to visit India

Two days after violence was unleashed on the students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), the investigation has begun to identify the perpetrators. Several forensic teams arrived at the university to collect evidence in connection with the attack which left 34 students seriously injured. #JNU #JNUProtest #JNUViolence

WION Dispatch: Forensic teams arrive at JNU campus to collect evidence of violence

A large group of people held a protest near the US embassy in New Delhi over the killing of top Iranian commander Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The demonstrators gathered in the capital carrying the posters of Soleimani. The plan was for the protest march to end outside the US Embassy, but it was stopped halfway by the authorities for security reasons. The protests were led by prominent Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad Naqvi, and Mehmood Pracha. #SoleimaniKilling #DelhiProtest #QassemSoleimani

WION Dispatch: Anti-US protest in India against Soleimani killing

Thousands have gathered to get the final glimpse of slain general Qassim Suleimaniwho was killed in the US airstrike. People were seen weeping and flying Iranian flags as the three day mourning period come to an end. As Iran mourns general Qassim's death, the US is fire fighting a blunder of monumental proportions. This has a connection with a leaked letter from the Pentagon. The letter informs the Iraqi government of America's decision to withdraw troops from the country. Watch report: #SuleimaniKilling #QassimSuleimani #SuleimaniBurial

Tears and fury on the streets Of Kerman on burial of Qassim Suleimani

The yen and other safe-haven currencies were in demand on Monday, along with assets such as gold, as investors fretted that the killing of Iran's most prominent military commander by the United States could trigger a broader Middle East conflict. However, the Indian Rupee has slipped further since the conflict broke out from 71 rupees and 13 paise on New Year's. It has now risen to around 72 rupees against the US dollar. #USAirStike #USIranTension #IndianRupee #USDollar

Amid US-Iran tensions Indian rupee slips further

In a major development in 2012 Delhi gangrape case, a Delhi court has issued a death warrant against all 4 convicts. According to the latest development, the execution to be held on 22nd January at 7 am. However, the Delhi court says that the convicts can use their legal remedies within 14 days. #NirbhayaGandRape #GangRape #Nirbhaya

Big development in 2012 Nirbhaya case: 4 gangrape convicts to be hanged on Jan 22

Nissan ex-boss Carlos Ghosn will hold a news conference in Beirut on January 8. Ghosn's lawyer informed about this news after abruptly arriving from Japan, where he was under house arrest and accused of financial misconduct. Nissan Motor has strengthened a taskforce of senior officials ahead of an expected onslaught of criticism from former chairman Carlos Ghosn following his dramatic escape from house arrest in Japan. #CarlosGhosn #Nissan #Ghosn

Nissan ex-boss Carlos Ghosn to hold press conference on January 8

Harvey Weinstein, 66, the most public figure associated with the #MeToo movement has finally been punished. The media mogul has been charged with rape and other sex crimes, for which he could face up to 28 years in prison. A district court has charged Weinstein with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents over a two-day period in 2013. #Weinstein #WeinsteinInPrison #HarveyWeinstein #MeToo

Weinstein could face 28 years in prison for rape in LA

Iraqi mourners held a funeral procession for militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis on January 7, who was killed by U.S. air strike at Baghdad airport. A stampede erupted at the funeral procession, killing 35 people and injuring 48 others. According to the report the stampede took place in Kerman, the hometown of Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassim Suleimani. #WION #SuleimaniKilling #SuleimaniFuneral

35 killed, 48 injured in stampede at slain general Qassim Suleimani's funeral

A student from Indonesia was named as Britain's worst ever rapist on Monday (January 6) after being convicted of more than 150 offences over more than two and a half years.

Indonesian student jailed as Britain's worst rapist

Aftermath of Soleimani Killing

More than 60,000 people have disappeared in Mexico since the start of the country's war on drugs in 1964. #Mexico #MexicoDrugwar

More than 60,000 people are missing amid Mexico's drug war

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