A huge blaze at a drug rehabilitation centre in northern Iran has killed 27 people and injured a dozen more, according to state media. The fire broke out at a drug rehabilitation camp in Langarud, about 200km (125 miles) northwest of the capital Tehran early Friday…
Flooding in southern Iran has killed at least 22 people and left one person missing following heavy rainfall in the largely arid country, a local official has said. Officials of the local Red Crescent Society aid group on Saturday confirmed…
At least 17 people have been killed and dozens more hurt after a train derailed in eastern Iran, state media report. The train, which was carrying 348 passengers, came off the line between the cities of Mashhad and Yazd about…
A CARGO ship has sunk in the Persian Gulf off Iran with 30 crew on board, local reports claim. Emergency services launched a desperate rescue mission after the Emirati-flagged ship Al Salmy 6 sank 30 miles off Iran's coast of…
TEHRAN, Iran -- Mishaps during an annual fire festival in Iran have left at least 10 people dead and hundreds more injured around the country, state TV reported Wednesday. State TV reported the casualties Wednesday but news outlets including the semiofficial ISNA…