GAZA (Reuters) – A Palestinian journalist said from his hospital bed on Monday that he was abused and injured by Israeli security personnel on his way home to the Gaza Strip after receiving a journalism award in Britain.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – An explosion destroyed the home of a militant in Pakistan’s Khyber region on Monday, killing seven people, on the third day of a government offensive against Islamists threatening the city of Peshawar.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Turkey will ask Malaysia’s main opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to leave its embassy in Kuala Lumpur as soon as possible, Malaysia’s foreign minister said on Monday.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A loud blast alarmed residents and security officials in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, and nearby city of Rawalpindi on Monday but police later said it appeared it had been a sonic boom.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Pakistan signed four agreements on cooperation at the end of the 17th session of their joint economic commission which concluded here in Tehran on Sunday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A report on Sunday said that Washington has been funding covert operations to destabilize the Iranian government, with full approval from the US Senate.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC)and Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) are about to sign a 2-billion-dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) contract.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has increased its oil output to 4.23 million barrels per day, the highest since 1979, and plans to increase output further.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia on Saturday night met with the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council Chief, Abdul Rahman Al-Attiyah in Riyadh.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistan is keen to see the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) oil pipeline project through and awaits India’s readiness to engage with Pakistan in this regard, Pakistan’s Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Syed Naveed Qamar said.