TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Interior Minister Ali Kordan said he will not resign from his post, arguing that doing so does not serve the country’s interest.

TEHRAN (FNA)- New Delhi’s External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee is expected to pay a visit to Tehran on November 1 to discuss the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) pipeline project within the two countries’ joint commission.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Sanctions are hindering but not stopping Iran’s plans to export gas and to secure 8-10 percent of the world market by 2025, a top Iranian gas official said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran issued a formal complaint Monday against Italy for its decision to back a European court ruling against the asset freeze of the anti-Iran terrorist group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO).

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations said Monday that six world powers have never responded to Tehran’s proposal for negotiations without pre-conditions aimed at resolving its nuclear stand-off with the West.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Belarusian-Iranian Belpars Petroleum Company Ltd (BPC) was handed control over the Fahlian oil layer in addition to other layers of the Jufeyr (Jofeireh) field in Iran’s oil-rich province of Khuzestan near the Iraqi border.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian government has drawn up plans to abolish costly subsidies on fuel and power prices but will compensate people with cash payments.

Sarajevo – A new proposed indictment against wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has been discussed at a status conference held at The Hague war crimes tribunal.

Skopje – Macedonia police are probing claims by a witness who claims the secret police were behind an assassination attempt on ex-President Kiro Gligorov in 1995, reports say.

Skopje – About 60 high- and low-ranking police officers from Macedonia’s northeast town of Kumanovo, have been relieved of their duties over suspected involvement in crime, reports say.