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Word from Tehran is that veteran Iranian diplomat Hamid Aboutalebi, formerly that country's emissary to Italy, to Australia and now to the United Nations, can't seem to get his U.S. visa.

Shoulder to shoulder, cheek to cheek, young women and men sit next to each other while a thick film of cigarette smoke fills the dimly lit cafe in central Tehran.

Police and investigators look at what remains of the flight deck of Pan Am 103 in a field in Lockerbie, Scotland, December 22, 1988.

The two men travelling on stolen passports on the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that mysteriously disappeared on Saturday have been identified as Iranian nationals.

Although there has been a considerable amount of reports, media coverage and scholarly debates about the marginalization, discrimination and persecution of minorities such as the Baha'i community in the Islamic Republic of Iran, one of the less discussed minority groups that has received scant attention is the Arab ethnic group living in the ... (more)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the world not to be deceived by Iran's "phony smiles" as the military displayed dozens of rockets and mortars it says were seized from a ship the Iranians dispatched to Gaza Strip militants.

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The chaos at the University of Massachusetts over the weekend during a pre-St.

Prospective B.C. Lions Felions auditioned Sunday at Scotiabank Dance Centre in Vancouver.

Did Hassan Rouhani know of this operation? If so, that means that the winds of moderation and reconciliation blowing from Tehran are artificial and hollow.

Some international organizations predicted economic growth in Iran after the country and the P5+1 Group reached an agreement over Tehran's nuclear program.

The White House appeared to double down on its policy of engagement with Iran following Wednesday's dramatic pre-dawn high seas capture of an Iranian missile cache destined for Hamas by Israeli naval commandos.

Questioning of four men detained in connection with a bomb blast that killed three policemen in Bahrain last week showed they had been guided by "terrorists" abroad, public prosecutors said on Sunday.

Iran, which has embraced all things nuclear, has apparently decided to embrace the man who is seen as one of the fathers of nuclear power the Jewish scientist, Albert Einstein, a man who was once nominated to be president of the newly-created State of Israel.

Israel's military said Sunday that a cargo ship it intercepted in the Red Sea last week carried 40 rockets with a range of up to 160 kilometres .

The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting is scheduled to air the slavery drama "12 Years a Slave" and space thriller "Gravity", both big winners at this year's Academy Awards, during the Iranian New Year holidays that begin on March 21. "'12 Years a Slave' is an appropriate film and also agreeable to our objectives and policies," IRIB's Channel 1 ... (more)

Venezuelans are again filling downtown streets in protest while the government celebrates a diplomatic victory in the Organization of American States.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, welcomes European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton for their meeting, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 9, 2014.

TEHRAN, Iran-Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, arrived in Tehran on Saturday for a two-day trip aimed at exploring broader ties between Iran and the 28-nation bloc.

In this May 20, 2010, photo, American hikers Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal sit at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran.

Iranian foreign minister delivered President Hassan RouhaniESs message to IndonesiaESs President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in a meeting with him in Jakarta, Friday evening, IRNA reported.