A senior Iranian cleric under investigation in Germany for alleged crimes against humanity left the country on a homeward-bound flight on Thursday, cutting short his stay at a Hanover clinic, a German official said. Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, a former chief justice, was in Germany for ...
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi was being investigated after a former lawmaker filed a criminal complaint against him/ BERLIN—A senior Iranian cleric who was visiting Germany for medical treatment left the country Thursday despite critics’ calls for his arrest for crimes against humanity. Germany’s ...
Iran's Judiciary Chief Mahmoud Shahroudi speaks at a conference for reducing the use of incarceration in Tehran June 13, 2007. (Reuters)/ Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office is examining whether to bring charges against a senior Iranian cleric who has strong ties to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali ...
German authorities will continue to investigate whether senior Iranian cleric Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi committed crimes against humanity, regardless of his location, a spokeswoman said, amid reports he plans to return to Tehran on Thursday. Shahroudi, the former head of Iran’s justice ministry, ...
Germany's federal prosecutor's office is examining whether to bring charges against a senior Iranian cleric who has been mentioned as a possible future Iranian supreme leader and who is receiving medical treatment in Germany. A spokesman for the prosecutor's office on January 9 acknowledged ...
NEW YORK (AP) — He seems "selfish and self-serving,” said one woman. The way he carries himself in public "leaves something to be desired," said another. His “negative rhetoric and bias," said another man, is what is “most harmful."/ has been forced to sit inside a frigid New York courtroom and ...
Famed for its palaces, tiled mosques and minarets, Isfahan - where blasts were heard overnight - is also a major centre for military industry./ Iran's third-biggest city, nicknamed "Nesf-e-Jahaan" or half the world, is located in the centre of the country near the Zagros mountains./ The city and ...
has refused to disclose the prosecution’s first three witnesses in advance to Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass revealed the move on Thursday, in response to a request from Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche. Steinglass pointed out how much Trump posts about possible witnesses and even ...
Surgeons believe that Hollywood is experiencing a spike in the side effect known as "Ozempic Face," which they claim has affected everyone from John Goodman to Sharon Osborne./ Amid the weight loss treatment’s skyrocketing popularity, surgeons believe that Hollywood is experiencing a spike in ...
US officials say Israel hit Iran with a missile overnight on Friday, in what appears to be a retaliatory strike after weeks of escalating tensions between the two countries./ There are competing claims about the scale of the attack on the Isfahan region and the extent of any damage, with Iranian ...
This morning warning sirens sounded across northern Israel as they do most days. The army said later that it was a false alarm. But for the people of Israel it was a reminder - if one were needed - of just how fast and how easily Iran could retaliate if it wanted to./ For north of the border in ...
An Israeli missile has struck Iran, two US officials have told the BBC's US partner CBS News. Iran's state broadcaster IRIB downplayed reports of an attack, saying Isfahan was "safe and sound". Residents from the area sent BBC Persian this footage, which shows flashes in the sky. A large ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard turned her away from the facility. And in North Carolina, a ...
Play video Israeli missile strikes Iran from BBC News Channel/ It's nearly two hours since we first heard reports of explosions in Iran. Here's what we know so far:/ Two US officials have confirmed to the BBC's US partner CBS News that an Israeli missile has struck Iran/ We have live rolling ...
Reuters' template to be used in breaking news scenarios/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran, ABC News reported late on Thursday, citing a U.S. official, while Iranian state media reported an explosion in the center of the country, days after Iran launched a ...