The family of former FBI agent Robert Levinson, who disappeared 13 years ago on an island off Iran, said Wednesday that he died while being held in Iran as the longest-held hostage in American history. "We recently received information from US officials that has led both them and us to conclude ...
Former FBI agent Bob Levinson is seen in 2007, before his disappearance in Iran, in a family photo (AFP Photo/-)/ Washington (AFP) - The former FBI agent Bob Levinson, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances in 2007, has died in Iranian custody, his family said Wednesday. "We recently ...
Wife of missing former FBI agent Levinson attends news conference in Tehran/ DUBAI (Reuters) - Tehran said on Thursday that a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran 13 years ago had left the country a long time ago, despite his family saying a day earlier that he had died in Iranian custody. ...
In this March 6, 2012 file photo, an FBI poster showing a composite image of former FBI agent Robert Levinson, right, of how he would look like now, left, taken from the video, released by his captors in Washington during a news conference. The family of retired FBI agent Levinson said ...
President Trump said he "won't accept" that Levinson, who disappeared in 2007, has died. But administration officials said he may have passed "some time ago."/ WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has concluded that retired agent Robert Levinson, who vanished more than a decade ago, died while ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ US officials suspected that Robert Levinson was kidnapped by Iranian intelligence Iran has denied a claim by the family of former FBI agent Robert Levinson that he has died in custody there, saying he left the country years ago. "Credible ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ US officials suspected that Robert Levinson was kidnapped by Iranian intelligence Former FBI agent Robert Levinson, who disappeared in Iran 13 years ago, has died in custody there, according to statement from his family. "It is impossible ...
Iranian authorities responded with lethal force as the protests in Tehran escalated on 8 January/ "My friends are all like me. We all know someone who was killed in the protests." For Parisa, a 29-year-old from Tehran, the crackdown by security forces in Iran earlier this month was unlike ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google./ After succeeding Bill Clinton, George W. Bush still picked up the phone for advice—a reminder, echoed by Steve Jobs’ career, that leadership isn’t a solo sport./ in the White House, the two didn’t drift into political ...
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India Hardeep Singh Puri speaks during the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 16, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo/ NEW DELHI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - India can leverage its growing energy demand to negotiate ...
Senior international investigations correspondent, Yemen/ One of the sites had several shipping containers with little ventilation, where detainees said up to 60 men were held/ The BBC has been given access to detention facilities on former United Arab Emirates military bases in Yemen, ...
Syrian government forces advanced rapidly into north-eastern Syria in recent days/ President Ahmed al-Sharaa has made significant advances in his efforts to unify a deeply fractured Syria, reclaiming large swathes of territory in the north-east that had been under the control of a Kurdish-led ...
Israeli authorities have ordered the football club to take the pitch apart, or they'll demolish it/ A Palestinian children's football club in the occupied West Bank faces imminent demolition despite an international campaign to save it. Its supporters say it provides a rare sporting opportunity ...
Sharaa said the deal would allow Syrian state institutions to reassert control over most areas/ The Syrian government has announced an immediate nationwide ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), taking almost full control of the country, Syrian state media says. The ...
The Syrian army is moving into areas east of Aleppo city, after Kurdish forces started a withdrawal. Syrian troops have been spotted entering Deir Hafer, a town about 50km (30 miles) from Aleppo. On Friday, the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia announced it would redeploy east of ...
'The Islamic Republic will fall', says exiled crown prince/ The exiled son of the last Iranian shah (king) has called on the world to help protesters topple Iran's government, saying he is confident "the Islamic Republic will fall - not if, but when". Reza Pahlavi, a US-based opposition leader, ...
The Gaza Strip remains devastated after two years of war/ On the face of it, the announcement of phase two of President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza would seem like progress. But there remains a huge lack of clarity and detail about the future of the strip and the 2.1 million Palestinians ...