Death toll tops 140 in magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Iran; Iraq also suffers casualties
(LA Times Dodgers)

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit the region along the border with Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 140 people and injuring more than 860 in Iran, an Iranian news agency said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered 19 miles outside the eastern Iraqi city of Halabja. Iran´s state-run...