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Iran hangs four rapists
Iran Wednesday publicly hanged four men convicted of rapes.
The men who were hanged in public in a park in Khomeini Shahr of Isfahan province were convicted of raping several women in a family party
Iranian actress to get 90 lashes for making film about regime's harsh restrictions on artists
An Iranian actress has been sentenced to 90 lashes and a year in jail for working in a film that highlights the limits imposed on artists in the Islamic republic.
Marzieh Vafamehr was arrested in Jul
China-printed Quran has spelling mistakes: Iran
Iran, which gave contracts to publishers in China to print copies of the Quran, has said the books are full of spelling mistakes, the Mehr news agency reported.
Several Iranian publishers had asked f
Forgiven Iran acid attacker will not be blinded: Report
An Iranian man convicted of throwing acid in the face of a female student who was to have been blinded himself on Sunday in retribution was pardoned by his victim, the state-run television website sai
Ahmadinejad warns against arrests in his govt: IRNA
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday warned the authorities against making arrests of members in his government whom he vowed to defend, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Iran test fires 14 missiles
Iran on Tuesday successfully test fired 14 missiles during the second phase of a war game.
The test took place at the Great Prophet 6 War Game, IRNA reported.
These included nine Zelzal missiles, tw
Iran bans keeping of pet dogs branding it ‘blind imitation of vulgar western culture’
The hardline Iranian parliament has slammed the latest fashion of keeping pet dogs by drafting a bill to criminalise the owning of dogs in private apartments or owners being found with them in public
Iran deputies send Ahmadinejad’s ‘violations’ to judiciary
Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday denounced President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad being a caretaker of the oil ministry and sent the report of this "violation" of the constitution to the judiciary, state television website reported.
Blast at Iran oil refinery during Ahmadinejad visit: Reports
An accidental blast at Iran's Abadan's oil refinery killed at least one person and injured more than 20 during a visit today by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was not affected and went on to make a televised speech, reports said.
Iran lawyer asks to meet US hikers on 'hunger strike'
The lawyer of detained US hikers in Iran told AFP on Thursday that he has sought judiciary permission to meet his clients after their family raised concerns the two men could be on a hunger strike.
