IRAN. A COUPLE STONED TO DEATH

Iranian authorities have stoned a man and a woman to death, according to a report that has surfaced in Persian-language websites.
The stoning was carried out in the middle of the night three weeks ago in a cemetery in the north-eastern city of Mashad, the report said.
The woman was identified as Mahboubeh Mohammadi.
Mahboubeh, who was a teacher, and her sister’s husband were accused of murdering her husband eight years ago.
The report said that her role in the murder was only discovered last year.