BRUSSELS, Aug 11 – The European Commission has released 1 million euros ($1.52 million) in humanitarian aid for civilians affected by the fighting in South Ossetia, it said in a statement.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has boosted its forces in Abkhazia, a second rebel region of Georgia, and now has more than 9,000 paratroopers and 350 armour there, Interfax news agency quoted an aide to the commander of Russian peacekeepers as saying on Monday.

BEIJING (Reuters) – President George W. Bush said on Monday he had expressed grave concern to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin about Russia’s “disproportionate response” against Georgia in the South Ossetia conflict.

DAMASCUS  – Syria on Sunday ruled out the UN atomic watchdog making a second inspection of a contested site bombed by Israel last year and alleged by the United States to be the location of a nuclear facility.

TEHRAN,  (ISNA)-Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Algerian counterpart Abdul- Aziz Bouteflika here on Monday discussed ways to promote bilateral ties.

TEHRAN, (ISNA)-Iran’s senior nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and the EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana agreed to continue talks in a constructive room.

TEHRAN, (ISNA)-Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will trip to Turkey on Thursday to meet the country’s high-ranking officials.

TEHRAN, (ISNA)-Extremism is the aftermath of the United States measures, maintained foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki meeting with state-run committee of Azerbaijan’s Islamic foundations.

TEHRAN,  (ISNA)-Iran’s OPEC governor Mohammad Ali Khatibi warned oil price drop will damage security of supplying oil.

TEHRAN,  (ISNA)-Iraq’s Kurdish regional prime minister Nechirvan Barzani made sure Iranian businessmen over Kurdistan’s security and said the region with great potentials and natural resources has paved the way for making investment.