MOSCOW – Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Friday said Europe’s main election watchdog was seeking to sabotage plans for monitoring the March 2 presidential election.

MOSCOW – Russia on Friday sent 12 air force bombers to take part in naval exercises over the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans, Itar-Tass news agency quoted a spokesman for Russia’s air force as saying.

BERLIN, Feb. 1 — Germany on Friday rejected a formal request from the United States to send forces to war zones in southern Afghanistan, the latest setback to the NATO alliance as it tries to scrape together enough troops to battle resurgent Taliban forces and stabilize the country.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Foreign ministers of Iran and Africa are due to attend a meeting here in Tehran in the near future, Islamic Republic’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Friday.

TEHRAN (FNA) – As India has acquired the capability to produce viable commercial nuclear reactors with power generation capacities of 220 MW and 540 MW, some countries are interested in getting nuclear reactors from India, it was announced in New Delhi on Thursday.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Cuba has purchased 550 cargo wagons and 200 railway passenger cars from Iran, according to the country’s transport minister.

TEHRAN (FNA) – The Iraqi army has prevented the Iranian ambassador to Iraq, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, from meeting with an influential Sunni politician.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem voiced his country’s support for Iran’s right to acquire peaceful nuclear technology.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari is planned to hold talks with his counterparts from OPEC member states.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkey could sign in February a final deal with Iran that includes developing Iranian gas fields and building power plants together in both countries, Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said.