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Russia has an advantage in pursuing trade with Iran because it has long backed the country diplomatically and it has strong military ties.
No matter who wins the presidency this fall, chances are slim that anyone connected to Wall Street has a prayer of securing a top post in the administration.
The proposed new rules by the International Civil Aviation Organization, the United Nations’ aviation agency, would apply for all new airplanes delivered after 2028.
Our reporter explores the country and its people in his first 30 days in the region on assignment for The Times.
Investors react to a recent surprise rate decision by the central bank, and stocks fall sharply as the yen gathers strength.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 3, 2016, covering February 9, 2016.
Panic! At The Disco
Adele
Justin Bieber
David Bowie
Twenty One Pilots
2016Sushil Koirala, Nepalese politician, 37th Prime Minister of Nepal (born 1939)[†]
Sushil Prasad Koirala was a Nepalese politician and the Prime Minister of Nepal from 11 February 2014 to 10 October 2015. He was also President of the Nepali Congress from 2010 to 2016, having earlier served in various capacities in the party.
2016Zdravko Tolimir, Bosnian Serb military commander (born 1948)[†]
Zdravko Tolimir was a Bosnian Serb military commander and war criminal, convicted of genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, extermination, murder, persecution on ethnic grounds and forced transfer. Tolimir was a commander of the Army of Republika Srpska during the Bosnian War. He was Assistant Commander of Intelligence and Security for the Bosnian Serb army and reported directly to the commander, General Ratko Mladić.
2016Two passenger trains collide in the German town of Bad Aibling in the state of Bavaria. Twelve people die and 85 others are injured.[†]
On 9 February 2016, two Meridian-branded passenger trains collided head-on at Bad Aibling, Germany. Of approximately 150 people on board the two trains, 12 people died and 85 others were injured, 24 critically.
In 2016, the world population was approximately 7,558,554,526 people[†]