Earthquake hits northwestern Iran, one person killed

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted north-western Iran on Monday.The Geophysics Institute Seismology center at Tehran University said the tremor was registered at 09:16 local time in Parsabad in the north-western…

Japan: Tokyo appoints first female mayor in history

Less than one week after Americans nominated the first woman to run for president of the United States, voters in Tokyo chose Yuriko Koide, 64, to become the first female governor of the world’s largest city.The veteran member of…