2 Subsequent Earthquakes Measuring 6.4 Richter ,Hits Iran kill 180, injure 1,300


 

JNN 12 Aug 2012 TABRIZ – Two strong earthquakes struck northwest Iran on Saturday, killing 153 people and injuring more than 1,300 as buildings were reduced to rubble ,measuring 6.4  and 6.3 on the Richter scale that hit the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan in succession on Saturday. , Iranian officials said. Continue reading

Iran takes the lead of the Islamic World in launching 3 satellites to orbit


JNN 10 Mar 2012 Tehran : Iran is the first country among the 57 Islamic countries in the world to launch 3 satellites into orbit, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said in Tajikistan, IRNA reported. Continue reading