TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has asked India and Pakistan for an early trilateral meeting to finalize the long-delayed IPI gas pipeline project.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Venezuela are to loan Bolivia 225 million dollars to create a state cement company for the construction of roads and houses, the deputy minister for small and medium business, Eduardo Peinado, said Saturday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian government has ordered the state oil company to deposit oil revenues only in selected banks, a move viewed as an effort to dodge toughening sanctions against Tehran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A top Iranian military commander warned the West to consider energy prices before committing an act of aggression against Iran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- In less than a month crude oil, which some saw hitting 200 dollars a barrel by year-end, has plunged 32 dollars but a rebound could happen, for example, over the Iranian nuclear issue, analysts say.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A number of renowned Iranian artists are slated to compose music pieces in honor of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A military strike against Iran’ nuclear facilities may not put an end to its nuclear capabilities and would probably only delay the country’s nuclear progress, a renowned American think tank said Friday.

GORI, Georgia (Reuters) – Russia said it had driven Georgian forces from the capital of South Ossetia on Saturday as part of an operation to force Georgia to accept peace in its breakaway region.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Georgia’s soldiers in Iraq want to join the fight at home as soon as possible and hope their experience in the U.S.-led force will prove valuable as conflict deepens in their homeland, their commander said on Friday.

GORI, Georgia (Reuters) – A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said.