Guards warn against disorder on Quds Day rally   On the eve of the annual rally in support of Palestinians and other oppressed people, Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have issued a warning to the opposition elements against attempting to create disorder during the major event....

Leader condemns terrorist attacks in western Iran   The Leader of the Islamic Revolution has offered his condolences over the martyrdom of a senior cleric who was shot dead by terrorists in western Iran. Mamousta Sheikholeslam, who represented the people of Kordestan Province in the Assembly...

White House rejects Carter racism claim   The White House has rejected claims by former US president Jimmy Carter that much of the opposition against President Barack Obama is based on racism. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said President Obama 'does not believe that the criticism comes...

'US to shelve missile defense plan'   The United States is to abandon its missile defense plans in Poland and the Czech Republic, the Wall Street Journal has reported. According to the newspaper, the US plans would be dropped since the threat posed by Iran's long-range missile program was...

Air raid kills 80 Yemeni civilians   A Yemeni government air strike has killed scores of displaced civilians, mostly women and children, in the war-torn Amran province, witnesses say. Up to 120 people, including 80 dead were transferred to the local hospital, an ambulance driver who had...

Poland to recall troops from Lebanon   The Polish government reportedly has plans to withdraw its troops from the United Nations Interim Forces (UNIFIL) in Lebanon. The Polish ambassador in Lebanon, Tomasz Niegodzisz, has informed the Lebanese Foreign Ministry of his country's intention to...

Chavez willing to hit US 'reset' button   Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says that he is 'inclined to reset US relations, echoing Washington's recent bids to bridge differences with Russia. Chavez told a local television station during a telephone interview on Saturday that he would use an...

Abbas Visits Baghdad, Sees "Great Progress" in Iraq   Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas praised Iraq on Sunday for supporting his people, noting that he sees "great progress" in Iraq at all levels.   Abbas, on the first visit to Baghdad by a Palestinian leader since the 2003 US-led...

Assad Receives US Congress Delegation, Discusses Relations   Syrian President Bashar al-Assad discussed on Sunday with a delegation from the US Congress headed by Congressman Stephen F. Lynch Syrian-American relations and means for bolstering them through more serious and constructive...

Berri to 'Higher Committee of March 14': Release Kuwaiti Funds!   Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri urged the Higher Relief Commission to release Kuwaiti money which belongs to the reconstruction of Beirut's southern suburb, noting that the amount owed was $16 million. "We ask the higher...