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Iranian killer spared from death as victim’s mother prevents execution
Iranian killer spared from death as victim’s mother prevents execution

An Iranian mother spared the life of her son’s convicted murderer with an emotional slap in the face as he awaited execution with the noose around his neck, a newspaper reported.

Fri, 18 Apr, 2014

Mother saves son's killer from execution as he stands with noose around neck
Mother saves son's killer from execution as he stands with noose around neck

A killer in Iran has been spared by his victim’s mother as he stood ready for execution, because her dead son appeared to the woman in a dream.

Thu, 17 Apr, 2014

Israel accuses West Bank Palestinians of al-Qaida link

Israel linked West Bank Palestinians with the al-Qaida network for the first time today when a military court charged two youths with receiving funds from the jihad group to carry out a co-ordinated double bombing in Jerusalem.

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An Israeli helicopter fired four missiles at a van, killing two members of the militant Hamas group in the Gaza Strip today and wounding two people, witnesses and rescue workers said.

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