In Iran, judiciary chief has temporarily halted the stoning to death of a woman convicted of adultery. <br/><br/>According to state news agency Irna, the judiciary head in East Azerbaijan province said the verdict has been halted due to humanitarian reservations and upon the order of the honourable judiciary chief Sadeq Larijani and it will not be carried out for the moment. He said, the execution would still take place when Iran's judiciary chief decided.<br/><br/>The ruling against Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother of two, has sparked an international outcry. <br/><br/>Ashtiani has been jailed in the north-western city of Tabriz since 2005. Rights groups have warned that she could still be hanged.