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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…
Death toll reaches 36 in building collapse in Iran
Tehran : The toll in a 10-storey commercial building collapse in the southwestern Iranian city of Abadan has risen to 36, semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted a top provincial official. Speaking to reporters, Khuzestan Province Governor…
29 killed, 38 missing in Iran building collapse
Tehran : Twenty-nine people were killed and 38 others remain unaccounted for after a 10-storey commercial building collapsed in Iran's Abadan city, a top official said. While visiting the collapse site, Sadeq Khalilian, Governor of…
11 killed, 486 injured during Fire Festival celebrations in Iran
Tehran : At least 11 people have been killed and 486 injured in Iran during the celebrations of Chaharshanbe Suri, or Fire Festival, the Iranian state TV has reported.Among the wounded, 49 people were amputated following severe injuries on…