KABUL (Reuters) – A roadside bomb has killed three soldiers from the U.S.-led coalition force in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.Violence has surged to its worst level this year, resulting so far in the killing of some 4,000 people, a third of them civilians, the bloodiest period since U.S.-led troops …

Iraqi forces have been handed control of security in the province of Babil by the US military.

A suicide car bomber has killed nine people in a convoy carrying an Iraqi government minister in central Baghdad. At least 20 others were injured after the bomber slammed his car into the escort. Iraq’s Labour Minister Mahmoud Jawad Radhi escaped unhurt, officials say.

TEHRAN (FNA)- We will never allow any action to take place against Iran from Iraq’s territory, Kurdish Regional Administration Leader Massoud Barzani said in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The leader of Iraq’s Kurdish regional administration, Massoud Barzani, arrived in Tehran leading a high-profile delegation on an official visit to Iran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian warplanes forced a Belarusian fighter jet to land for interrogations after the plane violated the country’s airspace.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army said it will stage a new military drill in the country’s western provinces to test new military tactics and weaponry.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A top Iranian commander warned here on Wednesday that his country would recognize no boundary for retaliatory strikes in case it comes under attack by aggressors.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani rejected the notion that Tehran has softened its stance toward the Israeli regime.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The managing director of the Anzali Special Industrial Free Zone announced on Wednesday that the Caspian Port, the largest port in the north of Iran, will be constructed in Anzali free zone.