Outrage as Iran carries out first first hanging over protests
Paris, France (AFP) by Stuart WILLIAMS and David VUJANOVIC in Nicosia Iran carried out its first known execution Thursday…
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‘Three dead’ as Iran protests swell on anniversary of lethal 2019 crackdown
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Iranian security forces shot dead at least three protesters Tuesday, a rights group said, as demonstrations…
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Iran security forces ‘open fire’ as thousands mourn Mahsa Amini
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Iranian security forces opened fire on protesters who massed in their thousands Wednesday in Mahsa Amini's…
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Iran vows ‘immediate’ response to new EU sanctions
Tehran, Iran (AFP) -- Iran vowed Monday an "immediate" response to the European Union as it prepares new sanctions on…
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Taliban fire into air to disperse women’s rally backing Iran protests
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Taliban forces fired shots into the air on Thursday to disperse a women's rally supporting protests…
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Iran’s Raisi condemns ‘chaos’ of protests after Mahsa Amini’s death
by Stuart Williams Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi condemned Wednesday the "chaos" sparked by a…
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Iran arrests ex-president Rafsanjani’s daughter: news agency
Tehran, Iran (AFP) Iran on Tuesday arrested the daughter of ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani for inciting protests, the Tasnim news…
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USA thrash Puerto Rico 106-42 at women’s basketball World Cup
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Holders the United States hit the century mark against Puerto Rico on Friday to signal they…
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Death toll mounts in Iran protests as online services cut
PARIS, France (AFP) -- At least 17 people have been killed as popular unrest flared Thursday across Iran over the…
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Thousands back Japanese ex-soldier demanding sexual assault probe
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) by Kyoko HASEGAWA A female former Japanese soldier on Wednesday submitted a petition to the defence ministry…
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Death of three sisters spotlights India dowry violence
by Aishwarya Kumar Agence France-Presse JAIPUR, India (AFP) -- Before the three sisters and their children were found dead…
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Yuka Saso’s golf odyssey: Philippines to Japan via US Open win
by Daniel HICKS When a little-known teenager from the Philippines burst into the global golf spotlight by winning last year's…
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