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People take part in water battles in Bangkok as they celebrate Songkran, the festival that marks Thailand's New Year, on April 13, 2014.

This week's POLITICO Magazine contains an uncharacteristic show of gratitude from Sen. Ted Cruz to President Barack Obama .

The dark hall inside Christianity's holiest shrine was illuminated with the flames from thousands of candles on Saturday as worshippers participated in the holy fire ceremony, a momentous spiritual event in... The dark hall inside Christianity's holiest shrine was illuminated with the flames from thousands of candles on Saturday as worshippers ... (more)

The Jamm Gallery in Dubai plans to spotlight the rose and the nightingale in contemporary Iranian art during an exhibition, which will run from April 24 to May 29. Works by Navid Azimi-Sajjadi, Masumeh Bakhtiari, Ladan Borujerdi, Dariush Hosseini, Farid Jafari Samarqandi, Farideh Lashaii and Farshid Mesqali will be showcased at the exhibit entitled ... (more)

Yesterday's political developments failed to predict what next week's parliamentary session would be like.

The issue of re-installing of Arak heavy-water reactor's core has almost been settled with P5+1, Iranian Atomic Energy Organization's Head Ali Akbar Salehi said.

A file picture taken on August 26, 2006 shows a general view of a heavy water plant in Arak, 320 km south of Tehran.

The mother of Abdolah Hosseinzadeh, who was murdered in 2007, slaps Balal who killed her son during the execution ceremony in Nowshahr just before she removed the noose around his neck, sparing the life of her son's convicted murderer.

All Massachusetts authorities could say for sure is that they found the lifeless body of a small boy, apparently cast off the side of a highway.

The idea can be used in the production of various electronic nano-pieces in electronics and communications industries.

Caleb Maupin is a political analyst who lives in New York City, and is an activist with the International Action Center and Workers World Party.

Those who care about Iran's future must understand the differences between tribal leadership and PJAK's leadership as taught by Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman reacting to broadcasted news on landing of an American plane in TehranESs Mehrabad Airport said on Friday that the US plane was chartered by Ghana Presidential Office and was carrying a high ranking Ghanaian delegation, IRNA reported.

April 17, 2014 - Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that the United States entered into a settlement agreement with the holders of terrorism-related judgments against the government of Iran concerning properties found to have been forfeited by the entities that served as fronts for the ... (more)

This Feb. 6, 2014 photo, provided by the office of the Iranian President, shows Hamid Aboutalebi, an Iranian diplomat, who was recently named as Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, speaking in his office in Tehran, Iran.

Hamid Aboutalebi, an Iranian diplomat, who was recently named as Iran's ambassador at the United Nations, speaks at his office in Tehran, Iran.

Arash Mohammadi and Ayat Mehralibeglo two Iranian political prisoners, have been on hunger strike in Tabriz Central Prison since Tuesday April 15 to protest the mistreatment of prisoners' families by prison authorities.

The crisis in Ukraine has not thus far diverted international diplomatic efforts toward a lasting deal on Tehran's controversial nuclear program, says Iran expert Barbara Slavin .

Hundreds of people are executed every year in Iran. Balal, thanks to the actions of his victim's mother, will not be one of them.

Iranian president touts Tehran's military might but tells crowd at an annual parade that the country supports dialogue, not war.