Eurasia Press & News

A  Russian sailor is facing charges over a submarine accident that claimed the lives of 20 people.

The US says there has been no formal response from the Kremlin to fresh proposals aimed at easing Russia’s concerns over a proposed Europe-based missile shield.

Ukraine is no stranger to political turmoil. And extraordinary scenes in parliament suggest things could be going from bad to worse.

Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has urged the EU to accelerate Turkey’s membership bid and pledged to help Ankara gain accession.

The opposition does not like it. Now all eyes are on Algeria’s people to see what they make of a move that has cleared the way for the country’s veteran president to remain in power.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned the kidnapping of Iranian diplomat in Pakistan, dismissing the abduction as an act of terror.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Without Iran’s influential role, it will not be possible to establish security in the Persian Gulf, the military advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has an explicit answer to those who talk to it with bullying and arrogance, said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Wednesday in a provincial cabinet visit to Mazandaran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Deputy FM in Europe Affairs Mehdi Safari, who is visiting Finland and Estonia heading a delegation, conferred with Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet in Tallinn Wednesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Wednesday met separately in Pyongyang with North Korean Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) Chairman Choe Thae Bok, President of the Presidium Kim Yong Nam, his counterpart Pak Ui Chun, and Foreign Trade Minister Li Kwang-gun.