GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AFP) – The Taliban freed 12 of their 19 South Korean captives on Wednesday as the wrenching six-week hostage crisis in Afghanistan neared resolution.The Islamic extremist movement handed over 10 women and two men to tribal elders in three separate releases several hours apart outside the central town …

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed that from his country’s view, Tehran’s nuclear case is closed.

The Islamic Republic of Iran supports development of all-out ties with South Korea, Tehran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in a meeting with Seoul’s outgoing Ambassador to the Islamic Republic Eim Hung-Jee here on Tuesday.