TEHRAN (AP) — Tehran launched a double-barrelled diplomatic assault on Britain and America on Sunday, accusing London of possible involvement in weekend bombings that killed five people and charging that Washington was bent on hauling Iran before the UN Security Council over its nuclear programme. Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi …

NALCHIK, Russia — Scores of Islamic militants launched simultaneous attacks on police and government buildings in this city in Russia’s turbulent Caucasus region today, sparking battles that killed at least 49 people. Chechen rebels claimed responsibility for the attacks, which forced the evacuation of schools and left corpses littering the …

Iran considers itself to be the “main winner” of the US-led invasion of Iraq and the toppling of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, with the forthcoming Iraqi constitutional referendum likely to reinforce this sentiment, officials said. The Islamic republic appears happy to keep a low profile ahead of Saturday’s vote …