Irans president to attend Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Thailand

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will attend the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit scheduled for May 19 to 20 in Thailand, semi-official Fars news agency reported Saturday.Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi and Vice President Mohammad-Javad Mohammadizadeh will accompany Ahmadinejad during his visit to Thailand, according to the report.The primary themes of the water summit, to be held in ...

Irans Jalili vows not to abdicate nuclear right if elected

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and presidential candidate Saeed Jalili pledged not to retreat from the Islamic republic's nuclear rights if he is elected as the president, Press TV reported Saturday.Jalili, who is also the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said that he will pursue a policy of resistance against Western pressures if he wins in the upcoming ...

2 people killed 5 policemen kidnapped in clashes in Iraqs Anbar

At least two people were killed in clashes between tribesmen and Iraqi security forces in the western province of Anbar on Saturday, while gunmen separately kidnapped five policemen in the province, a provincial security source said.The clashes erupted near the provincial capital city of Ramadi when an unit of security forces tried to enter a tribal area near Ramadi, some 100 km west of the ...

5.7-magnitude earthquake hits southern Iran

An earthquake measuring 5.7- magnitude on the Richter scale hit Goharan in Iran's southern Hormozgan province on Saturday at 14:33 local time (GMT 1003), according to Iranian Seismological Center.The epicenter, with a depth of 8 km, was initially determined to be at 26.74 degrees north latitude and 58.74 degrees east longitude.At 15:27 local time (GMT 1057), an after-shake of 5.5-magnitude ...

Bosnia expels alleged Iranian spies

Dnevni Avaz that the two Iranians Hamzeh Doolab Ahmad and Jadidi Sohrab are no longer in Bosnia. Schindler, who has closely followed and written about the case of the alleged Iranian spies, wrote, " I am happy to report that the Bosnian Ministry of Security has announced that the two Iranian 'diplomats in question' have now left the territory of Bosnia and ...