(Reuters) – Georgia is holding a parliamentary election on Wednesday. Here are some details about the voting and the major parties: ELECTORATE – About 3.5 million eligible voters.

KOHAT, Pakistan (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants set off a roadside bomb as a Pakistani military truck was passing on Tuesday, wounding seven people in the third bomb attack in the country in two days.

GAZA (Reuters) – An Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian civilian in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Tuesday, medical workers said.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The Iraqi army launched an operation on Tuesday to take control of Baghdad’s Sadr City slum, the power base of Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Oil rose on Monday, extending last week’s climb that saw prices jump to a record high near $128 a barrel, as geo-political overshadowed gains in the US dollar.

TEHRAN (FNA)- International sanctions on Iran are not hurting a bid to expand petrochemical output because investors are attracted by the Islamic Republic’s vast reserves of cheap gas feedstock, an Iranian official said on Sunday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian archeologists have recently found an ancient epitaph in a village located in the country’s northwestern province of Zanjan.

TEHRAN (FNA)- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned Washington about the dire consequences it has to face in case of military attack against the Islamic Republic.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Two OPEC oil ministers have dismissed calls for an emergency meeting before September, dampening hopes that members of the cartel will follow Saudi Arabia’s lead and increase production.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian authorities lifted the need for visa for the citizens of D-8 member states who want to visit Iran for tourism stays.