Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urged the Iranian officials to expedite the process of providing assistance for people in Iranian provinces hit by the recent devastating flood, which has so far killed at least 40.
Several people have lost their lives and dozens are missing after heavy rains contributed to flash floods in four northwestern provinces of Iran, affecting more than 1,000 people.
As football fans were waiting to watch the UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie betweenBorussia Dortmund and Monaco,the game was postponed until Wednesday due to an explosion near the German side’s bus, with Dortmund defender Marc Bartra reported to have been taken to hospital.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on provincial authorities in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi to swiftly take whatever action necessary to save and aid people in the province’s quake-hit areas after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit the region Wednesday.
One has been killed and four wounded as a result of a 6-magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks that have struck areas near the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad.
The first two weeks of the Iranian New Year (which starts on March 20 or 21) is a major travel season with the highest number of holidaymakers along with road accidents.
Nepal's only International Airport in Kathmandu was briefly shut down after a leopard was seen on the runway at around 7:45 am, said TIA spokesperson Prem Nath Thakur.
A young Iranian man was trying to break the world record of underwater breath-holding in the middle of a live TV show, but he was not that much successful in doing it.
At least 28 people, five seriously, were wounded after a pickup truck hit two cars and then ran into the crowd attending the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, the United States.
Spokesman for the Iranian Judiciary says two people have been arrested on suspicion of starting the fire of Plasco building, which led to its collapse on January 19 and killed several people.
The shop owners of Plasco, the first modern commercial centre in Iran which collapsed last month, will continue their business in another shopping centre in Tehran.
Mojtaba Abedini, an Iranian sabre fencer, dedicated his World Cup silver medal to Iranian firefighters who lost their lives in the recent Plasco incident in Tehran.
An Airbus A330-300 which was en route from Istanbul to Vietnam made an emergency landing in Zahedan, southeastern Iran, because of a passenger’s critical condition.
A famous Iranian actor has expressed his sorrow at the tragic death of a young man who worked as a ‘contraband porter’ in northwestern Iran, saying “he could have become a movie star”.
A funeral ceremony for 16 Iranian firefighters, who lost their lives battling a massive blaze that recently ruined a high-rise in downtown Tehran, was held in the capital city’s Grand Mosalla on Monday. The self-less firemen were later laid to rest as thousands escorted them to the cemetery.
Two suspects were detained after a shooting at a mosque in Canadian city of Quebec left six people dead and eight injured, officials said early Monday.
A funeral procession will be held in Tehran on Monday for the firefighters who lost their lives in a massive fire and subsequent collapse of a 17-story building on January 19, governor of Tehran announced.
