(PTI): Iran’s Intelligence Minister has dismissed claims of vote-rigging in the presidential election, blaming the US and Israel for the spread of such rumors among the people.

“I announce that no organized rigging which could affect the result of the election has taken place,” Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei said in an interview with IRIB’s Channel Two More…

(PTI): North Korea’s economy has experienced a ’significant’ growth despite the UN Security Council’s recent financial measures against the country.

Pyongyang’s central bank said agricultural production rose nearly 11 percent in 2008 compared with 2007 More…

(PTI): An Iraqi Friday prayers leader has accused the American forces of being behind the recent terrorist attacks in the cities of Baghdad and Kirkuk.

Just days before the day the US combat forces have to withdraw from the Iraqi cities on June 30, two huge bombs exploded in the Iraqi capital city on Friday and near the oil city More…

(PTI): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has criticized his American counterpart anew, saying Barack Obama’s stance on Iran’s post-election protests has jeopardized his change-seeking posture.

Addressing a group of judiciary officials on Saturday, President Ahmadinejad questioned President Obama’s objective in making what he described as interfering remarks More…

(PTI): US regulators have closed five banks, bringing the total of US bank failures to 45 this year as falling home prices take their toll on financial institutions.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) said the five banks which were closed on Friday were Community Bank of West Georgia and Neighborhood Community Bank in the state More…

(PTI):US President Barack Obama is re-branding a Bush-era plan to fund anti-government Iran-based elements through domestic and foreign entities, a report says.

The Obama White House has apparently refused to act on the former administration’s decision to allocate USD 66 million to Iranian dissidents, devising a new approach More…