
POLITICS
Iran must boost defense power: Leader
Ayatollah Khamenei stresses the importance of boosting Iran’s defense capabilities to counter enemy threats.

Ayatollah Khamenei stresses the importance of boosting Iran’s defense capabilities to counter enemy threats.

The US and three of its European allies reportedly ask for a UN meeting on Iran’s recent missile tests.

An Israeli military court extends the remand in custody of a soldier who recently shot dead an already-subdued Palestinian in the West Bank.

The United States warns of global economic woes over the UK’s possible exit from the European Union.

The Pentagon says Russia has played a “constructive role” in the Syrian peace process.

Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri comes under investigation for suspected criminal behavior concerned with corruption.

Austria casts doubt on the Western resolve for the immediate lifting of anti-Iran bans.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says the Ebola epidemic is no longer a public health emergency.

Canada hints it should not have cut diplomatic ties with Iran, expressing willingness to re-engage with the Islamic Republic.

Myanmar officially swears in its first democratically-elected civilian president.

People march in Japan to protest newly-enforced constitutional reforms that allow the country’s military to engage in foreign wars.

White House hopeful Ted Cruz has stood up by his proposal to patrol Muslim neighborhoods, despite the backlash.

Iranians mark the national Women’s Day and Mother’s Day to honor the birth anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (PBUH).

Apparent unfavorable weather conditions bring down a small plane in eastern Quebec, killing all the seven people on board.

Iran’s electricity export to Pakistan is set to rise by 40 percent, says official.

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson slams the anti-Muslim rhetoric in the 2016 GOP race as "counterproductive" to US national security.

British physicist Stephen Hawking says he was ‘impressed’ when he saw that Russia was ahead of US in the Space Race.

Turkey summons the German ambassador over a satirical video mocking Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.