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U.N. experts 'shocked' as Iran executes young offender

United Nations rights experts accused Iran of violating international law Tuesday for executing a prisoner who was just 17 years old when he committed a crime. Shayan Saeedpour, alleged to have committed murder in August 2015, was hanged Tuesday, United Nations special rapporteurs Javaid...

Iraq eases some lockdown restrictions ahead of Ramadan

Iraq eased its coronavirus lockdown Tuesday by letting some businesses reopen and relaxing a month-long curfew on movement imposed to curb the spread of the disease, the government said. The authorities acted days before the start of the fasting month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the...