NEW YORK -- Hundreds of anti-war protesters rallied Saturday in Times Square of New York City (NYC), in the wake of a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad International Airport, which killed an Iranian commander and resulted in Iran vowing to retaliate.

The protesters held signs that read "Jobs, healthcare, education, housing, human needs, not endless war," and "No war/sanctions on Iran!" (US-Iran-Protest)

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OTTAWA -- The Canadian-commanding NATO mission in Iraq has suspended its training task after a U.S. airstrike killed an Iranian commander, Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail reported Saturday.

A senior Canadian government official was quoted as describing the move as a "tactical pause." (Canada-NATO-Iraq)

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VIENNA -- Austria's Greens on Saturday voted to join coalition government at a party congress in Salzburg.

93 percent of delegates supported the coalition agreement with the conservatives. It cleared the way for the formation of the new coalition government next Tuesday. (Austria-Green Party)

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TRIPOLI -- An airstrike hit a military academy in the Libyan capital Tripoli late on Saturday, killing 28 students and injuring 18 others.

"Initial casualties indicate that 28 students of the military academy were killed and 18 others were injured as a result of an airstrike by foreign air force supporting the war criminal Haftar (commander of eastern-based army)," the UN-backed government's forces said in a statement. (Libya-Tripoli-Airstrike) Enditem

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