Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919-1980) was king of Iran and second in the Pahlavi dynasty. A revolution, led by the Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979, forced him into exile. Mohammad Reza was born on Oct. 27, 1919. His father, who was then an officer in the...

Ryszard Kapuscinski, a Polish writer and journalist who gained international acclaim for his books chronicling the unrest in Africa and the Middle East, died in Warsaw on Tuesday, his publisher said. He was 74.Kapuscinski died at Warsaw's Banacha hospital Tuesday following heart surgery, said Marek...

Ryszard Kapuscinski, a Polish writer and journalist who gained international acclaim for his books chronicling wars, coups and revolutions in Africa, the Middle East and other parts of the world, died of a heart attack, his literary agent said. He was 74.Kapuscinski died Tuesday at...

Iranian police and plainclothes security agents broke up a sit-in marking Monday's anniversary of a bloody raid on a Tehran university dormitory, then stormed the offices of the country's main pro-democracy student group, student leaders said.Fifteen students and a mother were beaten and detained, they...

A man convicted of adultery was stoned to death last week in a village in northern Iran, a judiciary spokesman said Tuesday, the first time in years that the country has confirmed such an execution.Jafar Kiani was stoned to death Thursday in Aghchekand, 124 miles...