LARNACA, Cyprus (Reuters) – Eleven European politicians sailed to Gaza from Cyprus Friday after saying attempts to get to the Palestinian territory via Egypt failed.

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russia faces a lingering terrorist threat and cannot drop its guard, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday, a day after a suspected suicide bombing killed 12 people.

The Israeli military is investigating a video in which a Palestinian detainee appears to be humiliated by a group of Israeli soldiers.

There was tension on the streets of the Georgian capital, with a protest against the presidency of Mikhail Saakashvili.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has cut oil production by 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) from 4.04 million bpd, in line with OPEC’s Oct. 24 decision to find ways to support declining crude prices, a director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said on Friday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Sri Lanka’s Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda is slated to make an official visit to Iran later this week with a high level team of public sector officials and senior businessmen.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos this Thursday received a message of invitation from his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to pay a visit to the Islamic Republic.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Oman said they intend to seal a major gas deal by the year end that would allow export of more than 1 billion cubic feet of gas per day via pipeline. This would not only supply Oman’s needs, but also provide supply for liquefied natural gas …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has threatened to call off talks with Ashok Leyland Project Services Ltd and sign a contract with a Chinese firm to build a rail link in that country due to differences with the Indian infrastructure company over execution of the project.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Solomon Islands government has reportedly accepted an offer from Iran, to cover the travel costs for Solomon Islands medical students travelling to Cuba.