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Girls unwanted: 'This is not a country for women'

Tehran (KNA): Montenegro suffers from the strong traditional priority of continuing the family line by conceiving a boy, a feat seen as a near obligation for young couples.

3/9/2018 11:19:00 AM

11 cultures that don’t celebrate New Year’s Day on Jan 1

Tehran (KNA): For the most part, the world runs on the Gregorian calendar, with 365 days, or 12 months in a year, and leap years to boot. The year ends on December 31 and begins on January 1, New Year’s Day.

3/7/2018 3:27:00 PM

Is this the most luxurious airport terminal in the world?

Tehran (KNA) - Most of us are not VIPs. For the majority, several hours of boredom and misery stand between us and our dream vacation, navigating the drive to the airport, then inside the terminal there's the kiosks, the baggage areas, TSA, Cinnabon and a bottle of water that costs enough to affect your FICO score.

3/6/2018 9:06:00 AM

UK, Should have done feta: Brighton cheese festival runs out of... cheese

Tehran (KNA) - Ticket holders are demanding a refund after a Brighton cheese festival ran out of its main ingredient.

3/6/2018 9:01:00 AM

Sumatran tiger killed and hung after Indonesian villagers feared it was 'shapeshifter'

Tehran (KNA) - A Sumatran tiger was killed and disembowelled by a remote Indonesian community because villagers thought it was a supernatural creature.

3/5/2018 8:07:00 PM

Black box from Tehran-Yasuj crashed plane retrieved

Tehran (KNA) - Iranian officials announced on Saturday that the flight recorder, also known as the black box from Tehran-Yasuj passenger plane, which crashed on Feb. 18, was found by the searchers.

3/4/2018 9:32:00 AM

World’s worst traffic explained

Tehran (KNA) - Los Angeles is probably as famous for its traffic congestion as it is for the iconic Hollywood Sign.

3/4/2018 9:27:00 AM

Most powerful passports revealed

Tehran (KNA) - There are few things more liberating than travel -- although some passports offer more freedom than others.

3/4/2018 9:27:00 AM

Two Spanish skiers killed in avalanche in French Pyrenees

Tehran (KNA) - Two Spanish skiers have died after an avalanche hit a group skiing off-piste on a mountain in the French Pyrenees.

3/4/2018 9:16:00 AM

CNN/ US, Storm whips Northeast with rain, floods; over 1 million customers lose power

Tehran (KNA) - A powerful storm will pound the Northeast with drenching rain, howling winds and surging waves for a second day Saturday.

3/3/2018 12:10:00 PM

Photos// Ali Gholi Agha Hammam: A Historical Bathhouse in Iran's Isfahan

Tehran(KNA) : Ali Gholi Agha, one of the high ranking court officials at the last Safavid king Shah Sultan Hussein, built a bathhouse, bazaar and mosque in the quarter with the same name in Bidabad district of Iran's central province of Isfahan.

3/3/2018 11:56:00 AM

UK storm death toll reaches 10 as ice warnings follow snow chaos

Tehran(KNA) : Two more fatalities recorded on Friday as ‘Beast from the East’ and Storm Emma collide

3/3/2018 11:40:00 AM

UK, Drivers stuck for 18 hours in the snow as cold snap batters the UK

Tehran (KNA) - Motorists in two parts of the UK have reported getting stuck for 17 or 18 hours as snow and high winds continue to bring treacherous driving conditions.

3/2/2018 4:58:00 PM

Jennifer Lawrence: I was treated 'in a way that now we would call abusive'

Tehran (KNA) - Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence has added her voice to the #MeToo debate, saying she had been treated "in a way that I think now we would call abusive."

3/1/2018 10:27:00 AM