TEHRAN (FNA)- An Iranian official leading the latest investigation into the 2003 death of Iranian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi accused Ottawa of illegal and biased behavior in the case.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Sada Cumber, American first envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, said that the US administration is ready to work with Iran, though he had no plans to meet with Iranian officials at Dakar.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Thursday evening, ”There are many developments in the world today, such as the occurred balances and we cannot speak of them openly yet, but they would be revealed in the future.”

TEHRAN (FNA)- Religious minorities in various cities and towns of Iran’s central province of Kerman cast their votes to elect their representatives for the 8th parliament elections on Friday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Early election results from small towns around the country suggest that conservatives are expected to win Iran’s legislative election.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has called for Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras to become more active in its oil sector.

March 15 (Bloomberg) — Australia Defense Minister Joel Fitzgibbon said the nation supported the U.S. timetable for troops to remain in Afghanistan for five more years.

ANKARA (Reuters) – A state prosecutor asked Turkey’s top court on Friday to shut the ruling AK Party for anti-secular activities, intensifying tensions between the secular elite and the Islamist-rooted government.

DAKAR (Reuters) – The world’s largest Muslim body will accuse Israel of committing war crimes against Palestinian civilians, according to a draft of the final communique of an Islamic summit in Senegal seen by Reuters on Friday.

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – The leader of Iraq’s minority Christians urged them on Friday not to be cowed and to be “steadfast” in their faith after the kidnapped Chaldean Catholic archbishop was found dead in northern Iraq.