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| Moderates seen making early gains in high-stakes Iran vote |
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 By Samia Nakhoul TEHRAN (Reuters) - Moderates and reformists supporting President Hassan Rouhani appeared to have made a strong showing in high stakes elections that could speed or slow Iran's post-sanctions opening to the world, according to early unofficial results on Saturday. Tens of millions thronged polling stations on Friday to vote for parliament and the Assembly of Experts in a poll seen by analysts as a potential turning point for Iran, where nearly 60 percent of the 80 million population is under 30.
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| Iran signals lawyer yet to be appointed for detained Iranian-American |
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 Iran's judiciary signalled on Saturday that Iranian-American businessman Siamak Namazi, detained since October in a case being watched internationally, had not been given access to a lawyer. The businessman was on a list published last month by the official Islamic Republic News Agency and the Tabnak website of four prisoners to be freed in a prisoner exchange with the United States. Five Iranian-American groups have written to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urging him to work to release Namazi, who they said was "left behind" after the prisoner swap.
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| Suge Knight to face August 1 trial on hit-and-run murder charge - report |
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 Rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight will stand trial on August 1 for murder charges stemming from a fatal hit-and-run in Los Angeles, a judge ordered on Friday, according to a local media report. Knight told the judge he would be ready for the start of the trial, California wire agency City News Service (CNS) reported. Knight's attorney, Thaddeus J. Culpepper, told reporters outside the court that Knight intended to "assemble a trial team a la O.J. Simpson," referring to the former football star who was acquitted of murder following a high-profile trial, CNS reported.
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