TEHRAN (FNA)- In separate meetings on Tuesday the new Mexican, Italian, Australian, Belgian, Uruguayan ambassadors submitted their credentials to Iranian Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani condemned Western countries for deciding to engage in backdoor talks with Taliban leaders.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A top Iranian security official said on Wednesday that the Iraqi people will not allow occupiers to undermine their sovereignty.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran has proposed that Iran, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait collaborate to jointly invest, develop and produce gas from the Iran-Kuwait Arash field.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has never invaded any country and has always helped maintain peace, tranquility, and stability in the entire region, An Iranian legislator said on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The United States has worn out its welcome with the Iraqi people who are upset about the occupation, Iran’s Ambassador to Baghdad said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian lawmaker on Wednesday underscored the importance of parliamentary cooperation in expansion of all-out ties among world states.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Six major world powers will hold talks via telephone about the next steps to be taken against Iran at the UN to halt its nuclear program.

Russian stocks fell, extending yesterday’s record drop, as a plan by President Dmitry Medvedev to lend billion to banks wasn’t enough to convince investors the government can halt its worst financial crisis since 1998.

Russia’s military presence in Georgia has unnerved refugees who fled here from Chechnya in the 1990s.   When Russian tanks rolled toward Tbilisi, Georgia, in August, shops closed and streets emptied as residents stayed indoors, glued to their televisions and radios. A hundred miles northeast, in the mountainous enclave of …