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Grace Millane: Police find body in backpacker murder investigation

Tehran (KNA) - Police in New Zealand investigating the murder of British backpacker Grace Millane have found a body on the outskirts of Auckland.

12/9/2018 6:08:00 PM

CDC says smoking rates fall to record low in US

Tehran(KNA): An estimated 14 percent of adults, or 34.3 million people, smoked cigarettes in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

12/9/2018 1:57:00 PM

Italy nightclub stampede kills six and injures 100

Tehran (KNA) - Six people have been killed and more than 100 injured, 10 of them seriously, in a stampede at a nightclub in Italy, officials say.

12/8/2018 10:20:00 AM

Academy Awards: comedian Kevin Hart to host 2019 ceremony

Tehran (KNA) - Comedian Kevin Hart will host the next Academy Awards ceremony in February 2019, the Ride Along actor said in an Instagram post on Tuesday.

12/5/2018 11:13:00 AM

California wildfires: Number of missing falls to 25

Tehran (KNA) - The number of people missing after California's deadliest wildfire has fallen to 25, from a high of more than 1,200 at the height of the disaster.

12/3/2018 4:57:00 PM

Trump administration proposes changes to popular H-1B program

Tehran(KNA) : The Trump administration wants to reform a popular American work visa program.

12/1/2018 4:27:00 PM

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reach custody agreement

Tehran (KNA) - Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached an agreement over the custody of their children, according to a lawyer in the case.

12/1/2018 10:39:00 AM

Whales stranded in New Zealand: Another 50 pilot whales die

Tehran (KNA) - Whales stranded in New Zealand: Another 50 pilot whales die.

11/30/2018 4:36:00 PM

Whale stranding in New Zealand leaves 145 dead

Tehran (KNA) - A group of up to 145 pilot whales have died after becoming stranded on a beach on Stewart Island in New Zealand.

11/26/2018 2:54:00 PM

Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes Iran-Iraq border

Tehran (KNA) - Over 550 people have been injured in a strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western Iran, also felt in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

11/26/2018 2:37:00 PM

Police stake out area where American killed by Andaman tribespeople

Tehran (KNA) - Police stake out area where American killed by Andaman tribespeople

11/25/2018 11:18:00 AM

Sri Lanka mass graves: 230 skeletons found at country's largest site

Tehran (KNA) - Sri Lankan experts say a mass grave found earlier this year in the north-western town of Mannar has turned out to be the country's biggest such site.

11/22/2018 11:01:00 AM

German teenager loses driving licence after 49 minutes

Tehran (KNA) - A teenager managed to lose his driver's licence just 49 minutes after getting it, German police said.

11/21/2018 7:12:00 PM

American killed by isolated tribe on island in Andamans

Tehran (KNA) - Members of an isolated Indian tribe armed with bows and arrows have killed an American who encroached on their remote island, police said on Wednesday.

11/21/2018 6:45:00 PM