Iranian search and rescue teams have reached the site of a plane crash which authorities say killed all 65 people on board, according to reports.

A spokesman for Aseman Airlines has told state TV that the plane crash in southern Iran has killed all 66 people on board.

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake near the Iraq-Iran border has killed more than 400 people and sent residents fleeing their homes into the night, authorities said.

Conservation experts released a list of the world’s 100 most threatened species and warned that only a changed public and government mindset could save them from imminent extinction.

ONE of the major battles in any war with Iraq will be fought over the strategically crucial northern city of Kirkuk.