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5 killed in market drive-by shooting in Iran
Tehran : At least five people were killed and 10 others injured in a drive-by shooting attack on a market in the southwestern Iranian city of Izeh.Armed assailants driving two motorcycles on Wednesday opened fire on people as well as police…
‘Terror attack’ on Iranian shrine kills 13
Tehran : At least 13 people were reportedly killed and 21 others injured in a "terrorist attack" at the Shahcheragh religious shrine in Iran's southern city of Shiraz.One woman and two children were among the victims, semi-official Fars…
4 dead, 61 injured in blaze at Iran’s Evin prison
Tehran : At least four inmates died and 61 others were injured in a fire at Tehran's Evin prison."Following last night's fight between some prisoners of the special ward for theft and financial convictions of Evin prison and the fire…
Consuming refined grains may up risk of premature heart disease
Tehran : Higher intake of refined grain may increase the risk of premature coronary artery disease (PCAD), finds a new study.The findings indicate that eating refined grains was associated with increased risk of premature heart disease and…
’19 killed in terrorist attack in Iran’
Tehran : At least 19 people were killed in the "terrorist" attack on a police station in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan, the provincial governor Hossein Modarres Khiabani has said.
On Friday, "some rioters…
Floods in Iran leave at least 90 dead, 8 missing
Tehran : At least 90 people have been killed and eight others went missing in floods across Iran.Relief operations are underway, Iran's Red Crescent Society (IRCS) chief Pir-Hossein Kolivand told the official IRNA news agency on Wednesday.…
21 dead, 3 missing in Iran flash floods
Tehran : At least 21 people have died and three others were reported missing after flash floods triggered by heavy rain hit Iran's Fars province, rescue officials told state media on Saturday.
Mehdi Valipour, head of the Iranian Red…
Five killed, 49 injured as three quakes rock Iran
Tehran : At least five people were killed and 49 others injured as three earthquakes measuring above 6 on the Richter scale jolted Iran's southern Hormuzgan province on Saturday, an emergency official said
.According to the official, the…
8 killed in fire at birthday party in Iran
Tehran : Eight people died in a blast at a birthday party in a city near the Iranian capital of Tehran,The incident took place at a traditional cafe in Maryam Town of Shahriar city, the official news agency IRNA quoted Shahin Fathi,…
17 killed in train derailment in Iran
Tehran : At least 17 people were killed when a train derailed and rammed into an excavator in Tabas in eastern Iran on Wednesday, media reported.The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has put the number of the wounded at 50, Xinhua news…