TUNCELI, Turkey (Reuters) – Four Turkish security personnel and two Kurdish separatists were killed early on Sunday after rebels launched a rocket attack on a military station in eastern Turkey, a security source told Reuters.
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Pakistan presidential race a 3-way tussle
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s presidential election next week will be a three-way tussle between the country’s main parties after the Election Commission on Saturday issued a final list of candidates.
Read More »Pakistani Taliban vow to strike during Ramadan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani Taliban will continue attacks during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, rejecting a government announcement it would halt military actions in the northwest, a Taliban spokesman said on Sunday.
Read More »UK warns over ‘Russia aggression’
UK prime minister Gordon Brown has said Nato and the EU must reassess their relations with the Kremlin to prevent further “Russian aggression”.
Read More »Iran: Oil Price to Soar up in Winter
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s oil minister suggested on Sunday crude at $100 a barrel was the lowest appropriate level but said factors like the approaching cold season would push up demand and prices.
Read More »Iranian Commander: Invasion of Iran would Trigger World War III
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior military commander warned on Saturday that any attack on Iran would start a new world war.
Read More »Iran Breaks Ground on 150,000 b/d Kermanshah Refinery
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran broke ground Thursday on the construction of its 150,000 barrel a day Anahita refinery in western Kermanshah province, the Oil Ministry said Saturday.
Read More »Bolivian President Arrives in Libya for Energy Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Bolivian President Evo Morales praised Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s philosophy of Islamic socialism on Saturday, the start of a two-day visit which is expected to focus on increased energy cooperation.
Read More »Azerbaijan Starts Oil Swap with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Azerbaijan started to export its oil to the world’s markets through Iran last week, adding that the country is delivering 5,000 to 10,000 bpd of crude oil to Iran’s Caspian port of Neka, an Iranian oil ministry official said.
Read More »Cholera Kills 4 in Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Four people have died of cholera and another 100 are infected by an outbreak of the disease in Iran, a top health official said Saturday.
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