ILNA: North Korea vowed to strengthen military ties with China on Wednesday, days after the North's leader Kim Jong-il finished a visit.

ILNA: Pakistani government air raids have killed up to 45 militants and their family members in hideouts in the northwestern Khyber region on the Afghan border, security officials said on Wednesday.

ILNA: The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution said criticized international organizations for failing to administer aid to flooded Pakistan, urging quicker assistance to help recover the country.

ILNA:Seven years after Iraq's invasion, Obama marked the symbolic date of the end of US combat operations in the country in a White House speech.

ILNA: Lebanese’s MP Walid Jumblatt held talks with the Iranian ambassador, media reports said on Tuesday.

ILNA: Oil prices fell below $74 a barrel Tuesday in Asia, extending losses from the previous session as global stock markets slump after a disappointing U.S. consumer spending number.

ILNA: Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will visit Cairo to attend a Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting soon, Foreign Ministry spokesman announced.

ILNA: The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan says that despite recent successes by coalition forces, Taliban still retain the initiative in some parts of the country.

ILNA: Manouchehr Mottaki prefer to solve the problems inside the government, on foreign policy the issues are clear according to Supreme Leader comments, Foreign Ministry spokesman said

ILNA: Bolivian President Evo Morales criticized the sanctions of the United Nations (UN) Security Council against Iran for its nuclear project Monday.