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Following the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight in Addis Ababa where 157 people were killed, China has taken this relevant measure on grounds of flight safety.

Among the victims was the mayor of the municipality of Taraira, Doris Villegas, and her husband and daughter, as well as the owner of the aircraft, pilot Jaime Carrillo, co-pilot Jaime Herrera and an aviation technician identified as Alex Moreno.

This is for the first time since the establishment of Jamia Masjid Al-Qadsia, JuD headquarters, that a government nominated cleric delivered the Friday sermon.

The Reuters team could view the madrasa from 100 metres away and only from below. The building that reporters could see was surrounded by undamaged pine trees.

A 2015 U.N. resolution 'called upon' Iran to refrain for up to eight years from work on ballistic missiles designed to deliver nuclear weapons following an agreement with six world powers. Some states argue that the language does not make it obligatory.

It was the stiffest sentence yet given to an associate of the president in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling — but significantly lighter than many expected for the 69-year-old political consultant.

Manafort was convicted in August of five counts of filing false income tax returns, two counts of bank fraud and one count of failing to report a foreign bank account. The jury deadlocked on 10 other charges.

Analysts have warned that the Taliban are likely to ramp up attacks in the coming months as they seek to maintain momentum on the battlefield and leverage at the negotiating table.

A Saudi minister told last week that the kingdom would cooperate with the Council's mechanisms, but he did not explicitly refer to the murdered journalists inquiry led by a U.N. investigator.

The three devices, sent to Heathrow and London City airports and Waterloo train station earlier in the day, 'appear capable of igniting an initially small fire when opened,' London's Metropolitan Police said.

The grave in question features a marble angel holding a tablet reading "Rest in Peace" in Latin, above a tombstone with an inscription dedicated to a German prince who was nominated archbishop by Pope Pio IX in 1857, and his wife.

About 20 children crossed the frontline on their own this week, including Iraqis, Syrians, Turks and Indonesians, said a commander. The fathers of some were identified as IS fighters and arrested immediately.

The US has about 2,000 troops in Syria, mainly to support the Syrian Democratic Forces in fighting IS. The SDF is expected to declare victory within a week, following which Trump has promised to withdraw troops.

Madeleine Albright said the confrontation between India and Pakistan is a test case to see whether Trump administration is equipped to manage a serious international crisis.

Ahead of her own Presidential Election in 2020, Gabbard reached out to share her condolences for the families of the CRPF jawans who were killed in the recent Pulwama terror attack on February 14.

The epicenter of the earthquake which struck struck southeastern Peru was at a depth of 257 kilometers (160 miles).