Russian troops have withdrawn from the Georgian port of Poti on the Black Sea coast in the first phase of a pullout brokered by France. They have also been dismantling various camps and checkpoints they established elsewhere in Western Georgia, after a brief war erupted early in August over the …

At least 10 people have been killed in two bomb attacks targeting security forces in Iraq. A roadside bomb killed six Kurdish peshmerga fighters in Khanaqin town in Diyala province, north-east of Baghdad.

The most senior judge in Saudi Arabia has said it is permissible to kill the owners of satellite TV channels which broadcast immoral programmes.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian diplomatic and military officials held talks with their Iranian and Syrian counterparts Friday, amid tensions with the West following Russia’s conflict with Georgia last month.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The International Atomic Energy Agency will present a new report on Iran’s nuclear program to its board of governors in Vienna on Monday, an IAEA official said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A United Nations envoy said on Wednesday that Iran plays a significant part in supporting Iraq’s stability and economic developments given the close ties both countries share.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Indian government has planned to set up a separate project company to generate funding for materializing the 7.4-billion-dollar pipeline project which is due to take Iran’s rich gas reserves to the energy hungry Pakistan and India.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s new ambassador to Turkey Bahman Hosseinpour Dhashtgholi, presented his credentials yesterday to Turkish President Abdullah Gul, thus upgrading the level of Tehran’s representation in Ankara from chargé d’affaires to ambassador after approximately two years.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Iraq have come to terms on establishing three free trade zones in border regions, secretary of the two countries’ Economic Development Affairs (IIEDA) headquarters announced.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A top Russian official said Moscow will veto any US attempt in the UN Security Council to impose a new round of sanctions against Iran.