Egypt’s first presidential election since Hosni Mubarak was overthrown a year ago will be held by late May, Wednesday’s state newspaper al-Ahram quoted a government minister as saying. Army leaders who took over from Mubarak in February last year have... (Continue reading)
China’s presumptive next leader, Xi Jinping, met with U.S. congressional leaders Wednesday, the third day of a high profile visit that could influence relations between the two world powers for years to come. Xi huddled behind closed doors with the... (Continue reading)
A massive fire swept through an overcrowded prison in Honduras and killed more than 350 inmates, including many trapped inside their cells, officials said on Wednesday. The attorney general’s office said 357 people died in the blaze that began late... (Continue reading)
Italian prosecutors on Wednesday asked a court to sentence former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to five years in prison on charges of paying British lawyer David Mills a $600,000 bribe to lie about Berlusconi’s business interests. Mills, husband of former... (Continue reading)
More than anti-regime 120 protesters have been wounded in clashes with police in Bahrain this week, activists said on Wednesday. Activists using the name “February 14 Youth Coalition” called for more demonstrations a day after protests to mark the first... (Continue reading)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Wednesday ordered a referendum for later this month on a new constitution that would open the way to political parties other than the ruling Baath Party. The referendum was announced on Syrian state TV, The Associated... (Continue reading)
Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar arrived in the Austrian capital of Vienna at the head of a high-ranking delegation to participate in the Third Ministerial Conference of the Paris Pact Partners at the Hofburg Palace on Thursday. According to the... (Continue reading)
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Director Fereydoun Abbasi announced on Wednesday that the Bushehr nuclear power plant has reached 75 percent of its power generation capacity. Abbasi said in November 2011 that hopefully the Bushehr plant will be connected to... (Continue reading)
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi stressed the Islamic Republic’s complete support to the resistance movements in Lebanon and Palestine, as well as the Syrian government and people, Mehr news agency reported Wednesday. Salehi pointed out, during a meeting with... (Continue reading)
The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei says a sweeping Islamic movement with Iran at its epicenter will ultimately eliminate the domineering materialistic policies of the arrogant powers. Speaking to a gathering of Iranian people... (Continue reading)