TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is demanding compensation for unlawful sanctions imposed by the UN for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment, the Islamic Republic Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in a letter to the UN Secretary General on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook the areas in the vicinity of Dogonbadan city about 600 km (375 miles) south of the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The fact that conservatives won more than 70% of votes in the parliamentary elections this March has made even the most hostile and pessimistic analysts in the West announce that election results prove most Iranians support their country’s nuclear program and its right to enrich uranium.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has reported record crude oil revenues over the last year.

TEHRAN (FNA)- India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and its partner Hinduja group may sign a multi-billion dollar deal next month for developing oil and gas fields in Iran.

On a day when the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, said his country intended to strengthen its military presence in the NATO force in Afghanistan, a car bomb exploded at a crowded farmers’ market in southern Afghanistan, killing eight civilians and wounding 17, Afghan officials said.

LONDON (AFP) — President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday that France will boost its military presence in Afghanistan, a move welcomed by his allies in Britain and the United States.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran formally launched a bid Monday to join a central Asian security organization following a long tenure in an observer role, Iranian Foreign Minister said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The United States signed an agreement pledging civilian atomic energy cooperation with Bahrain after concerns that Iran’s preparedness to transfer nuclear technology to regional and Muslim states could enhance regional solidarity.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The site of Gourtan, the most important historical area of Isfahan in Iran, is to undergo a new series of excavations to verify a hypothesis that it may possibly move back the history of the city from 2000 to 6000 years ago.