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From Bridget Johnson, your Guide to World News
It was a wild week in Tehran, with Basij students attacking the British Embassy compound in Iran on Tuesday and the United Kingdom expressing outrage over how little Iranian security forces did to stem the raid and looting. ...Read more

About the Ayatollah: Ali Khamenei
Khamenei is the last word on all dealings in the Islamic Republic, even the confirmation of an elected president, and an international mouthpiece for the Islamic Revolution as the second ayatollah to serve as the conservative figurehead since 1979. ... Read more
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Profile of Iran
Iran is home to some of the oldest civilization in the world, and first became an empire in 625 B.C. Through 633-644 the Muslim conquest of Persia occurred. The empire officially turned to Twelver Shiite Islam in the 16th century. The first parliament was established in 1906 within a constitutional monarchy. ... Read more
See More About:  iran  tehran  islam

Khmer Rouge
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia for the Prosecution of Crimes Committed during the Period of Democratic Kampuchea (ECCC) was created by the Cambodian National Assembly in 2001 and operates with the assistance of the United Nations to prosecute senior leaders of the Khmer Rouge. ... Read more

Julian Assange
The WikiLeaks leader is back in the news this week, winning the right to appeal his extradition from the UK to Sweden. Here's a profile of the controversial figure. ... Read more
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