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Thunder will fall on Israel if it attacks: Iran

Any attack by Israel on Iran will blow back on the Jewish state "like thunder," Iran`s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali ...

Military action in Syria would need UN backing

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that any military action in Syria would need backing from the United ...

Iranian lawmaker says talks continuation with P5+1 "positive"

A senior Iranian lawmaker said the decision to carry on talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN ...

Indonesian environmental damage affects gross domestic product

The continuing environmental pollution and damage in Indonesia is eroding five percent of the country`s gross domestic ...

Top officials meet as North Korea nuclear test feared

Senior US, South Korean and Japanese officials began talks Monday on North Korea and other issues amid concerns the ...

G8 praises remarkable efforts of Myanmar leaders

G8 leaders on Saturday praised the "remarkable efforts" of President Thein Sein and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu ...

Myanmar leader recovering from illness

Myanmar's reformist president Thein Sein was on Friday recuperating at his private home in Yangon after feeling ...

South Korea, US, Japan to hold talks on North Korea

South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold high-level talks next week about North Korea, Seoul's foreign ...

Iran denies reports of decline in its oil exports

Iran's Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi Tuesday denied reports that there has been decline in Iran's oil experts, the ...

Suu Kyi given Myanmar passport

Myanmar has issued opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi with a passport, her party said Tuesday, as the former political ...

Iran hopes Hollande presidency opens new era

Tehran on Monday voiced hope that Francois Hollande`s presidency will open up a "new era" in ties between Iran and ...

No fictitious project at Chevron: Minister

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Jero Wacik assured that there was no fictitious project in connection with the ...

Again, Hiu Macan Arrested 9 Fishing Boats from Vietnam

The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) surveillance boat, Hiu Macan 01 has succesfully re-arrested nine ...

Sudan rejects UN Security Council role in border dispute

Sudan on Saturday rejected UN Security Council involvement in efforts to end weeks of border clashes with South Sudan ...

Tehran hails Switzerland move to reject banking sanctions on Iran

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast praised Switzerland's decision to reject sanctions on Iran's banking ...