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Abolfazl Ghadyani, a prominent Islamic revolutionary-turned-dissident, says that Iran may be ripe for a revolution to overthrow the Islamic leadership as anger turns to rage over the execution of protesters, oppressive policies, and poor living standards. The 78-year-old Ghadyani, a senior member of the reformist party the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Organization, said in a published statement on May 22 that the most peaceful path for political change in Iran would require Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "willingly resign, ask for national forgiveness, and make way for a democratic system of governance."

SHANGHAI — At least seven people were killed and seven others injured on Sunday (Dec 27) when a knife-wielding man went on a rampage in a small city in northeast China. The suspect, identified only by his surname Yang, was detained by the police in Kaiyuan, Liaoning province, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The police said in a statement that they responded to calls from the public that a man was attacking people at random in the Suntai Road area of the city. The incident happened at 8.14am, they said. One police officer was injured while trying to apprehend the suspect, the statement said, though it did not provide any details of the other people hurt or killed. A woman, surnamed Liu, who runs a music studio on Suntai Road said in a telephone interview that most of the victims appeared to be middle-aged or elderly women.“The man appeared to be in his 50s. He just stabbed strangers with a knife. It was really horrible,” she said, adding that the attack began outside a school.“It’s luc...