Iran urged to release woman detained after undressing at university

Activists say the woman was protesting against the hijab laws, but authorities say she is mentally ill.

Iran detains woman who stripped to her underwear at university in apparent protest

The woman stripped down to her underwear in an apparent act of protest after university security forces reportedly stopped her for not wearing a headscarf.

Iran detains female student for undressing in protest

Reaction tests President Masoud Pezeshkian’s efforts to assuage public discontent as tensions with Israel rise

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Woman released after care home deaths arrest

Three elderly care home residents were found dead in Swanage, Dorset, on Wednesday.

Israel and Iran urged to use restraint by world leaders after strikes

The strikes risk pushing the archenemies closer to all-out war at a time of spiraling violence across the Middle East, where militant groups backed by Iran are already at war with Israel.

Iran arrests woman who stripped in protest at ‘abusive’ dress code policing

Amnesty International calls on authorities to release student, who reportedly had a violent confrontation with Basij paramilitaries. Amnesty International has called on authorities in Iran to ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Liberty University sued by former IT staffer fired after disclosing she’s a trans woman

The bitter nationwide debate over transgender rights is playing out on a very personal level in a federal court lawsuit filed in Virginia by a former Liberty University employee.

Woman strips to her underwear in an apparent protest at a Tehran university

A young woman stripped to her underwear at an Iranian university in an apparent protest against the country's strict Islamic dress code, according to online videos and media reports. A video posted ...

US-Iranian journalist believed to have been detained in Iran

News of Reza Valizadeh’s imprisonment comes as Iran marks 45th anniversary of US embassy hostage crisis. An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a US government-funded broadcaster is ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Iran reportedly arrests female university student who stripped in protest

Amnesty International calls on Iran to free woman said to have been "violently arrested after she removed her clothes in protest" of harassment by authorities.

World - CBS News - 13 hours ago

200 Peñarol fans detained after clashes in Rio

More than 200 supporters of Uruguayan club Penarol were detained Wednesday after clashing with law enforcement ahead of their team's Copa Libertadores semifinal match against Botafogo, Rio de ...

Sports - ESPN - October 24

Kenyan activist freed after night in police custody

World - Yahoo News - October 28

US woman in 1990 'killer clown' case released from prison

Sheila Keen-Warren pleaded guilty to murdering her husband's first wife while wearing a clown costume.

Woman convicted in Florida killer-clown cold case released from prison

A woman convicted of dressing up as a clown in 1990 and murdering the wife of a man she later married has been released from prison, putting to rest one of the more bizarre cold cases Florida has ...

Secy. Blinken urges Israel to make measured response to Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is urging Israel to end the war and focus on bringing hostages home. As he left Tel Aviv for Saudi Arabia, Blinken emphasized that while the U.S. supports ...

Politics - NBC News - October 23

University student dies after incident at gym

Police say the death is "being treated as unexplained".

Pochettino urges patience after USMNT loss

Coach Mauricio Pochettino cautioned against making any harsh judgments of the United States men's national team after the 2-0 fall to Mexico.

Sports - ESPN - October 17

Man detained in Alaskan police building dies after fire breaks out

Mountain Village police were detaining two men on what are sometimes referred to as mental health holds, Alaska State Troopers said.

Several detained in Israel after information leak from PM's office

World - Yahoo News - 3 days ago

Rights groups urge Thailand to release Vietnamese activist, saying he faces torture if extradited

A group of nearly three dozen rights groups are calling on Thailand’s prime minister to release a Vietnamese activist who has been ordered extradited home to face imprisonment on terrorism charges

World - ABC News - October 18

Woman in critical condition after house explosion

Emergency services remain at the scene of the incident in which a man died on Saturday.

Arrest after woman and children, 8 and 2, stabbed

A man is held on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman and two children are attacked.

Woman 'traumatised' after lack of infertility support

A woman says she was left "traumatised" by the lack of care she received after a miscarriage.

Deebo released from hospital after pneumonia diagnosis

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel was released from the hospital on Tuesday, a source told Matt Maiocco.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 22

Pakistan's leader calls on Biden to secure release of a woman serving lengthy prison term

A lawyer says Pakistan's prime minister has written to U.S. President Joe Biden to request the release of a Pakistani woman who is serving an 86-year prison sentence in the U.S. for terrorism charges

World - ABC News - October 18

Ofcom urged to act after US firm claims Roblox is ‘paedophile hellscape’

Campaigners say watchdog must ensure Online Safety Act is rigorous enough, after allegations about gaming platform. Child safety campaigners have urged the UK communications watchdog to make a ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

French protesters urge calmer roads after cyclist killed

World - Yahoo News - October 19

New Yorkers urged to conserve water after driest October in 150 years

Mayor Eric Adams asks residents to take shorter showers as city agencies ordered to prepare conservation plans. New York ’s mayor urged residents to take shorter showers, fix dripping faucets and ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Iran’s supreme leader signals measured response to Israel’s attack

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tries to balance domestic expectations with risk of escalating regional conflict

Business - Financial Times - October 27

Uncertainty after Israel's retaliatory strikes on Iran

Israel's military specified that its warplanes targeted surface-to-air missile systems and missile production sites in its strikes on Iran early Saturday that were in response to Iran's direct ...

Ukraine Draft Officers Detain Men After Concert Amid Ongoing Russia War

Men who attended the Kyiv concert of a popular rock band had their papers checked on the way out. Some were detained. Tickets to subsequent shows suddenly became available.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

Three are detained in Lisbon's second night of unrest after police shot dead a man during an arrest

Police in Portugal say three people were detained in a second night of violent protests in greater Lisbon after police shot dead a man during an arrest this week

World - ABC News - October 23

Anti-whaling activist detained in Greenland requests French citizenship after asylum bid dismissed

World - Yahoo News - October 25

Anti-whaling activist detained in Greenland requests French citizenship after asylum bid dismissed

Environmental activist Paul Watson, who is detained in Greenland and facing possible extradition to Japan, has formally requested French citizenship after France’s Foreign Minister said his bid for ...

World - ABC News - October 25

Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says it is carrying out strikes on military targets in Iran

IDF spokesman says strikes are a response to ‘months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran’, as blasts reported in Tehran and nearby city of Karaj. Lebanon’s health minister, Firass Abiad ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Woman quit booze after ‘beer fear’ of 18-hour bender

Jessie, from Cardiff, realised she would go weeks without having one day of not drinking alcohol.

Arrest made after woman killed while exercising on popular Nashville trail

A man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a woman who was killed while exercising Monday on a popular Nashville, Tennessee, walking trail.

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