World must accept a nuclear-powered Iran: LarijaniTEHRAN - World powers must accept Iran as a nuclear power as it has mastered the technology of uranium enrichment, parliament speaker Ali Larijani said Sunday. Iran detains 121 Afghans, foils human trafficking bidTEHRAN - Iranian officials have foiled a major human trafficking attempt by detaining 121 Afghan nationals who had illegally entered the country, IRNA reported Sunday, quoting authorities. Four rebels killed in AfghanistanKABUL - Four suspected insurgents were killed in Afghanistan’s Zabul province by Afghan forces backed by the US-led Coalition troops, authorities said Sunday. Seven killed in Iraq suicide bombingBAGHDAD - At least seven people were killed and 22 injured in a suicide bombing in south of Baghdad Saturday, an interior ministry source said. Algeria’s president wins electionALGIERS - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was elected to an unprecedented third five-year term with 90.24 percent of the vote, Interior Minister Nouredine Yazid Zerhouni announced Friday. Two killed in Iraq bomb explosionBAGHDAD - At least two people were killed and 15 injured in two bombings in Iraqi province of Diyala, an official said. Iran celebrates National Nuclear DayTEHRAN - Iran Thursday celebrated National Nuclear Day marking the inauguration of the country’s first nuclear fuel plant in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, IRNA reported. Ahmadinejad ready for talks with US, insists on nuclear rightsTEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Thursday said he was ready to join nuclear talks with the West, including the US, but insisted Iran’s nuclear rights be respected. Ahmadinejad inaugurates Iran’s first nuclear fuel plantISFAHAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Thursday inaugurated the country’s first nuclear fuel manufacturing plant (FMP) located near this central Iranian city. Senior Fatah, Hamas leaders meet in GazaGAZA - Leaders of the rival Hamas and Fatah movements held a meeting in Hamas-ruled Gaza Wednesday to discuss reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and mutual reconciliation. Iran reviewing US proposal for restoring ties, says officialTEHRAN - An Iranian parliamentary commission is currently reviewing a US proposal for restoring ties with Tehran, IRNA reported Wednesday. Seven killed in Iraq bomb blastBAGHDAD - Seven people were killed and 23 others injured Wednesday in a bomb explosion near a shrine in Iraq’s Shia holy district of Kadhmiyah, an official said. India joins the race to clean up Gulf War oil spillsKUWAIT - Eighteen years after the first Gulf War, India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has joined the race for a $3-billion contract to clean up oil spills caused by the Iraq’s invasion of the Gulf emirate in 1991. Obama leaves Iraq after brief visitBAGHDAD - US President Barack Obama left Baghdad after a brief, previously unannounced visit to Baghdad late Tuesday evening. 11 Al Qaeda terrorists held in Saudi ArabiaRIYADH - Saudi Arabia Tuesday announced to have captured 11 members of the Al Qaeda terrorist network, who were planning attacks on security personnel. Saudi Arabia nabs 11 Al Qaeda suspectsRIYADH - Eleven suspected members Al Qaeda terrorist network were arrested by security officials in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry announced Tuesday. India determined to expand despite recession: AnsariKUWAIT - Indian Vice-President Hamid Ansari Tuesday said India’s economic growth will dip to six percent this year but stressed that it will still be one of the highest in a recession-hit world. India seeks Kuwaiti funds in infrastructure, signs three pactsKUWAIT - With recession hitting its ambitious plans to expand infrastructure, India Tuesday turned to the oil-rich Kuwait for investments in projects ranging from petrochemicals and power to the construction of ports and airports. President Obama makes surprise Iraq visitBAGHDAD - US President Barack Obama landed in Baghdad Tuesday, beginning a previously unannounced visit at the end of his eight-day European tour. India seeks Kuwaiti funds, signs three pactsKUWAIT - India Tuesday sought Kuwaiti investments in infrastructural projects ranging from petrochemicals to power and signed three pacts in areas of culture, education and science and technology. Obama arrives in Iraq on a surprise visitBAGHDAD - US President Barack Obama landed in Baghdad Tuesday on a previously unannounced visit. Sentence of Iraqi shoe-throwing journalist reducedBAGHDAD - An Iraqi court has reduced the sentence handed down to Montadher al-Zaidi, the journalist who threw his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, the satellite news channel al-Arabiya reported Tuesday. Syrian man arrested for planning to assassinate ObamaANKARA - A Syrian national who allegedly planned to stab US President Barack Obama was arrested in Istanbul Friday, Turkish media reported Tuesday. A microcosm of India in the heart of oil-rich KuwaitKUWAIT CITY - The 580,000-strong Indian community in Kuwait, comprising self-made millionaires, techies, engineers, doctors, professionals and service workers, has created a ‘microcosm of India’ in the oil-rich Gulf emirate. Series of blasts kill 42 in IraqBAGHDAD - Six consecutive blasts targeting predominantly Shia neighbourhoods of Baghdad killed at least 42 people and wounded more than 100 Monday, the police and media reports said. Half of Kuwait cabinet turns up to receive vice president AnsariKUWAIT - In an unusual gesture, nearly half of Kuwait’s cabinet turned up at the international airport to receive Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari Monday as he began his three-day visit to the oil-rich Gulf emirate. 25 killed in bomb attacks in IraqBAGHDAD - At least 25 people were killed in four car bombings across the Iraqi capital Monday, the police said. Straw house survives violent tremors at quake labWASHINGTON - A full-scale straw house, complete with gravel foundation and clay plaster walls, shook and swayed but withstood a violent, 82-tonne force generated by a quake-simulation shake table. Rocket attack on Afghan base visited by German leaderKUNDUZ - A German military base in Afghanistan came under rocket fire shortly after a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday, a government spokesman said in Berlin. Ten killed in bomb attacks in IraqBAGHDAD - At least 10 people were killed Monday and 45 injured as four bombs rocked separate locations here, television reports said. |
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