A pro-Russian breakaway region in the Caucasus mountains said on Wednesday it had asked the world community to recognize its independence from Georgia following the West’s support for Kosovo’s secession.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Foreign clerics residing in Iran congregated in front of Denmark’s embassy in Tehran on Thursday to voice strong protest against repeated release of cartoons in Danish press insulting Islamic values and Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

TEHRAN (FNA)- This Friday Iranians are expected to stage a massive turnout in parliamentary elections seen as a message to the West.