TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s ambassador to the IAEA said on Wednesday that Tehran had dropped its bid for a seat on the board of the UN atomic watchdog in favor of a place for regional ally Syria.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Pasay City police remained stumped Wednesday over the death of an Iranian whose decomposing body was discovered inside his apartment in Pasay City Tuesday night.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran needs to import 5-6 million tons of wheat in the 2008-09 year but none of it will be bought directly from the United States, an Agriculture Ministry official said.