An Iraqi MP from the bloc of Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has died in a roadside bombing in Baghdad.

At least three police officers and a civilian have been killed in an attack in Diyarbakir in south-eastern Turkey. Unidentified assailants reportedly opened fire on a police bus on the ouskirts of the mainly Kurdish city. 22 other people, mainly trainee officers, have been injured.

The UN’s decision to refer the issue of Kosovo’s status to the International Court of Justice has met with dismay in Pristina, which declared independence earlier this year.

NATO allies meet today in Budapest, under increasing pressure from their senior collegue to step up the war in Afghanistan. The United States appealed for more troops, and said those members who refused should at least pay more of the bills. Washington intends to boost its forces in the face …

The people of Ukraine face a third election in three years — a second in a year — after President Viktor Yushchenko dissolved Parliament yesterday. The political in-fighting between the president’s party and that of Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko made it quite clear that the coalition government could not go …

TEHRAN (FNA)- The chairman of Iran’s biggest car maker accused France of “inappropriate policies”, which he said are hampering joint ventures in a country where French manufacturers have a 40 to 50 percent market share.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced on Wednesday that the implementation of the economic reform plan would begin soon.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s unmanned vessels will play a significant role in the Persian Gulf, Lieutenant Commander of the IRGC’s Naval Force Ali Fadavi said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- In separate meetings on Tuesday the new Mexican, Italian, Australian, Belgian, Uruguayan ambassadors submitted their credentials to Iranian Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani condemned Western countries for deciding to engage in backdoor talks with Taliban leaders.