New York Times: Iraq’s government said Tuesday that it had ordered an urgent investigation of allegations that many of the 173 detainees American troops discovered over the weekend in the basement of an Interior Ministry building in a Baghdad suburb had been tortured by their Iraqi captors.
Torture alleged at ministry site outside Baghdad
Major university library in Iran capital burnt down
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 16 One of Irans biggest university librarys caught fire in the early hours of the morning, state television reported on Wednesday.
Major university library in Iran capital burnt down
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 16 One of Irans biggest university librarys caught fire in the early hours of the morning, state television reported on Wednesday.
Iran warns UN nuclear watchdog ahead of key meeting
AFP: Iran’s top nuclear negotiator issued a blunt warning to the UN atomic watchdog on Tuesday, saying more pressure on
the Tehran over its controversial nuclear activities would have “consequences”.
Iran’s new hardline government to get tough on culture
AFP: Iran’s new culture minister has said he is purging his ministry of officials he views as having failed to protect Islamic values, the student news agency ISNA reported Tuesday.
U.S. plans more raids on Iraq jails
Los Angeles Times: One day after a raid on an Iraqi Interior Ministry building revealed a large number of undocumented prisoners, some with injuries consistent with abuse, a U.S. Army general said that American and Iraqi troops planned to carry out checks at every ministry detention facility in the capital.
U.S.-Iraq troops raid government jail where abuses are alleged
Los Angeles Times: About 100 U.S. and Iraqi troops raided an Interior Ministry administrative and detention facility Sunday night, at least in part to check on the welfare of prisoners held inside.
Airliners refuse to sell Iran spare parts aviation chief
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 15 United States companies are refusing to sell Iran spare parts for passenger planes, Irans aviation chief said.
Airliners refuse to sell Iran spare parts aviation chief
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 15 United States companies are refusing to sell Iran spare parts for passenger planes, Irans aviation chief said.
Iran hangs man for running porn ring
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, A man was publicly hanged in the town of Qazvin, west of the Iranian capital Tehran, a state-run daily reported on Tuesday.
