Eurasia Press & News
TEHRAN (FNA)- A group of cultural heritage guards in Iran’s northwestern province of Zanjan has recently stumbled on a historical gravestone in the Dahaneh village near the town of Tarom.
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May, 2008
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23 May
Iran Mulling Home Use of Pars Gas
TEHRAN (FNA)- The gas to be produced from Iran’s South Pars Field will likely be retained for domestic use, an executive of the oil major Royal Dutch Shell said.
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23 May
Iran Protests to US over Deadly Blast in Shiraz
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran protested to the United States on Wednesday over a US-based counter-revolutionary group responsible for a deadly mosque bombing.
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23 May
Supreme Leader Meets Eritrean President
TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei met with the Eritrea’s visiting President, Isaias Afwerki here in Tehran on Tuesday.
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22 May
Afghan troops ready for bulk of fight: U.S. general
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Afghan army could by early next year be leading the vast majority of military operations against enemy insurgents in the country, the U.S. soldier in charge of training them said on Thursday.
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22 May
Two Afghans, ISAF soldier killed in Koran protest
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A protest over the shooting of the Koran by a U.S. soldier in Iraq turned violent in Afghanistan on Thursday, killing a Lithuanian soldier and two Afghan civilians.
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22 May
Pakistani journalist killed near Afghan border
KHAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead a Pakistani journalist on Thursday in the Bajaur region on the Afghan border where al Qaeda linked militants have been known to operate, his company and residents said.
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22 May
Afghan ex-president says Taliban favor peace talks
KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban have shown a desire for a political dialogue and serious efforts should be made to establish talks and end the insurgency, a former Afghan president said on Thursday.
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22 May
Italy pledges $300,000 to fight Afghan disease
KABUL (Reuters) – Italy’s government has pledged $300,000 to help combat a disease outbreak in western Afghanistan that has killed 17 people since February, the Afghan Health Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
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22 May
Iraqi TV station says U.S. troops killed cameraman
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iraqi television station accused U.S. troops on Thursday of shooting dead one of its cameramen as he walked to his Baghdad home.
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