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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's remarks came after he had vowed 'severe revenge' for a US drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani near Baghdad international airport last week.

The state civil defence department published images of white-vested Mexican Red Cross workers attending to victims as the white bus lay battered along the tracks.

The Pentagon had said an unsigned draft version of the letter had been mistakenly sent, but the Iraqi premier said he had received signed and translated copies at 8.00pm local time on Monday.

According to a report in CNBC, Vinod Khosla whose net worth is $2 billion (Forbes' listing) bought land surrounding Martins Beach in 2008 for $32 million.

The Kremlin spokesman said that in talks with Assad, Putin had underlined "that a huge distance has been travelled towards restoring Syrian statehood and the country's territorial integrity".

The accident happened early Monday on the main coastal highway used by many tour bus companies and linking the capital Lima with Arequipa in the south.

Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike outside Baghdad airport on Friday, ratcheting up tensions between the two countries.

Israel is widely believed to have an atomic arsenal but has never confirmed or denied that it has nuclear weapons, maintaining a so-called policy of ambiguity on the issue for decades.

Security sources said that in the first hints of a possible retaliatory response, mortar rounds hit an area near the US embassy in Baghdad on Saturday.

In its statement, the British Foreign Office also urged UK nationals in the region to 'remain vigilant and monitor the media carefully.'

Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani did not have to be hunted; a high-ranking official of the Iranian government, he was in plain sight for years. All that was required was a president to decide to pull the trigger.

The announcement came after Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan concluded his one-day visit to Pakistan on Thursday.

MNG Jet filed a criminal complaint concerning the illegal use of its jet charter services in relation to Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan, the company said in a statement.

Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said that the 445 Bangladeshi nationals had entered India legally with a valid VISA but overstayed and were intercepted by the BGB on they were returning back.

While Soleimani was the Guard's most prominent general, many others in its ranks have experience in waging the asymmetrical, proxy attacks for which Iran has become known.

Whether taking selfies with the faithful, shaking hands, or blessing children, the head of 1.3 billion Catholics around the world is protected by bodyguards from a special corps charged with the pope's security.