Iran rejected on Wednesday accusations by US President George W. Bush that Tehran was fomenting instability in Iraq, and called on Washington to change its policies in the region.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared Tuesday that US political influence in Iraq is “collapsing rapidly” and that Iran is ready to help fill any power vacuum.

SEOUL (AFP) – South Korea began to count the diplomatic and human cost Thursday of a six-week hostage ordeal as it awaited the release of the last seven aid workers kidnapped by Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgents.The church that sent the Christian volunteers on a bus trip across war-torn southern Afghanistan said …

GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AFP) – The Taliban freed 12 of their 19 South Korean captives on Wednesday as the wrenching six-week hostage crisis in Afghanistan neared resolution.The Islamic extremist movement handed over 10 women and two men to tribal elders in three separate releases several hours apart outside the central town …

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed that from his country’s view, Tehran’s nuclear case is closed.

The Islamic Republic of Iran supports development of all-out ties with South Korea, Tehran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in a meeting with Seoul’s outgoing Ambassador to the Islamic Republic Eim Hung-Jee here on Tuesday.

In an unprecedented measure, Saudi Arabia fingerprinted Iranian pilgrims in Jeddah Monday night, an informed source said.

Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday voiced protest at the abnormal treatment of an Iranian parliamentary delegation by the Moscow Airport police.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad extended his congratulations to the Malaysian king, prime minister, government and nation on the country’s national day.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad extended his congratulations to the Malaysian king, prime minister, government and nation on the country’s national day.