Iranian law enforcement police disbanded an international women and girl smuggling gang operating in Tehran and arrested 25 of its members, including the gang leader.

South Africa’s deputy justice minister said human rights conditions have deteriorated in the western countries since the September 11 attacks on New York twin towers.

Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergey Martynov dismissed the United States’ allegations about concern and opposition of the international community to Iran’s nuclear programs and activities, underlining that the US has no right to speak on behalf of the world countries.

Interior Minister Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi said Iranian and Pakistani officials have started negotiations for the extradition of a number of criminals who were arrested by the Pakistani police after they took several Iranian citizens hostage and crossed the two neighbors’ borders last month.

Iran’s non-oil exports experienced a 28% increase in the first four months of the Iranian year from March 2007, announced commerce minister.

Those who have established Abu Ghraib and Guantanamou prisons and defend occupation should not make boastful speeches about human rights, Syrian deputy foreign minister said.

Bolivian foreign minister stressed that the world should voice full support for Iran’s nuclear rights.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel said Iranian nation will respond to its enemies on the scene of science and action

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan forces said Tuesday that they killed a Taliban commander behind the kidnapping of South Korean church workers, less than a week after the hostages were let go under a deal seen as a propaganda coup for the hard-line Islamic militia A Taliban spokesman denied any of …

Former President Hashemi Rafsanjani was picked Tuesday as head of the Experts Assembly, a powerful clerical body empowered with choosing, supervising and dismissing Iran’s Supreme Leader.