A rare tropical cyclone has slammed into Yemen, triggering heavy flooding and causing "enormous" damage in a region of the war-racked country dominated by Al Qaeda, a senior official said Tuesday.
A rare tropical cyclone has slammed into Yemen, triggering heavy flooding and causing "enormous" damage in a region of the war-racked country dominated by Al Qaeda, a senior official said Tuesday.
Attendants had found Ahmed Chalabi dead in his bed in his Baghdad home.
A top US intelligence official has said there is no direct evidence of terrorism in the crash of a Russian passenger jet in Egypt that killed all 224 people on board, after the airline said it came down due to "external" factors.
Iran's leaders blame Saudi's 'negative' role, lash out at Saudi foreign minister.
If Saudi Arabia's vision on the big regional questions confronts reality and it stops its intrusions, we can solve many problems, says Iran's president.
The replacement of the first batch comes after it achieved several victories, including the liberation of the historical city of Marib and Marib Dam.
Abadi's reforms including dismissal of the vice-presidents and deputy prime ministers and cuts to salaries of government employees halted.
Russian officials confirmed that 144 bodies were on board the plane that landed at Saint Petersburg, after the worst aviation disaster in the country's history.
Experts say human or technical error more likely caused the crash - although they concede a surface-to-air missile could have struck the aircraft if it had been descending for some reason.
Staffan de Mistura met with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem and presented a detailed report of the talks.