GAZA (Reuters) – Hamas declared a “victory” in the Gaza Strip on Monday after the Palestinian militant group and residents said Israeli troops had pulled back to the border from positions taken inside the north of the enclave in recent days.

Local officials in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand Province said gunmen destroyed a mobile-phone tower in the Sangin district on March 2.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A large number of university students congregated in front of Tehran University to voice strong protest against Israeli’s daily atrocities against Palestinians and also show support for the oppressed people in Gaza.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Emboldened by the indifference of the world community, Israeli troops feel free to kill scores of innocent Palestinian citizens in what has become almost everyday incursions and bomb raids on Palestinian areas, specially Gaza.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran’s Law Enforcement Police squad arrested a large number of professional thieves, pickpockets and burglars during a series of nocturnal operations.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Two tons of various types of narcotics discovered in clashes with drug traffickers were set on fire by Tehran’s Law Enforcement Police here on Saturday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Visiting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday rejected the US accusations that his country is supporting Shiite militias who fight US troops in Iraq.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is set to purchase 100 Russian Topolov-204 and Topolov-214 planes over the next 10 years.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will oversee the signing of agreements to strengthen economic ties with Iraq on Monday on the second day of his landmark trip to Baghdad.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A military strike against Iran would be unlikely to succeed and would only inflame tensions in the Middle East, an influential group of British MPs warned on Sunday.