KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan forces said Tuesday that they killed a Taliban commander behind the kidnapping of South Korean church workers, less than a week after the hostages were let go under a deal seen as a propaganda coup for the hard-line Islamic militia A Taliban spokesman denied any of …

Former President Hashemi Rafsanjani was picked Tuesday as head of the Experts Assembly, a powerful clerical body empowered with choosing, supervising and dismissing Iran’s Supreme Leader.

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Helen Clark says diplomacy is the best way to resolve Tehran-West standoff over Iran’s nuclear issue.