THE CANADIAN PRESS KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A pair of Canadian soldiers returning to establish camp for the night part way through an operation in southern Afghanistan were killed Sunday evening in a vehicle roll-over.

TEHRAN (FNA) Iran seeks to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini said.

TEHRAN (FNA) Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel strongly condemned Israeli crimes in Gaza Strip, and called on international bodies to take the required measures to stop such brutalities against Palestinians.

TEHRAN (FNA) Iran called on the United Nations Security Council to stop investigations on the nature of its nuclear activities and to allow the UN nuclear body to work and decide on the case, specially now that reports by IAEA and the US intelligence agencies have stressed the peaceful nature …

TEHRAN (FNA) A visiting Iranian parliamentary delegation met with Vice-Speaker of the Yemeni parliament Jafa’ar Ba-Saleh in Manama on Saturday.

TEHRAN (FNA) Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said Saturday his country wants further negotiations with Iran regarding border demarcation issues.

TEHRAN (FNA) Iran has no immediate plans to normalize relations with the United States, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday.

TEHRAN (FNA) Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei stressed continued nuclear activities by Iran, cautioning that any suspension of nuclear efforts would make the country lag behind the modern world and embolden enemies to make further aggressions against Iran.

GAZA – Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Saturday dismissed U.S. President George W. Bush’s upcoming visit to the Middle East as a “photo opportunity” and said he was not welcome in the region.

BAGHDAD – An Iraqi soldier opened fire on U.S. troops during a joint patrol in the northern city of Mosul on December 26, killing two and wounding three others along with a civilian interpreter, Iraqi and U.S. officials said on Saturday.