High-stakes talks between Iran and global powers on reining in its nuclear programme will stretch into a third day in Geneva.
Brazil, which hotly denounced US surveillance of its leaders, itself spied on US officials as well as on Russia, Iran and Iraq a decade ago.
With its glittering mosques and spectacular landscapes, Iran’s new leaders are 
overhauling visa 
requirements to boost its tourism industry.
Iran has rejected the West’s demand to send nuclear material out of the country but signalled flexibility on other aspects of its atomic activities.
As Iran’s new president reaches out to the West with a message of moderation, Israel’s hawkish approach looks likely to come under pressure.
Iraqi officials deny allegations that they killed the Iranian exiles in an offensive on Sunday.
Zimbabwean police are looking for two journalists who wrote the story about a secret uranium export deal between Zimbabwe and Iran.
Israel is not convinced that the aims of new Iranian President Hassan Rowhani, who was sworn in this weekend, will change
Hassan Rouhani has a lead in Iran’s presidential election, garnering nearly 51% of the vote at 76% of polling stations, says the interior ministry.
Iran’s reformists have backed Hassan Rouhani, a moderate cleric who has emerged as the dark horse candidate in the upcoming presidential election.
Iran’s presidential candidates may differ, but they are united in pursuing what they see as its peaceful atomic ambitions.
Pakistani troops have scrambled to aid the remote victims of an earthquake centred in nearby Iran, as a strong aftershock has jolted the region.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended Iran’s nuclear programme, calling it peaceful and arguing that Tehran has no use for an atomic bomb.
The Iranian authorities have accused Google Earth of being a tool for western spy agencies, and are now planning to launch an "Islamic" competitor.
Efforts to negotiate curbs on Iran’s nuclear programme have backfired by giving it more time to work on building a bomb, said Benjamin Netanyahu.
Iran does not want nuclear weapons but if it did, no world power could prevent it from obtaining one, Iran’s Supreme Leader said on Saturday.
The report is replete with examples of how MTN’s well-connected executives intervened to influence South African diplomacy in its favour.
A suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives at an Iraqi army checkpoint north of Baghdad, killing at least three people, says police.
Syrian opposition leader met Russia’s foreign minister, opening a window to a possible breakthrough in efforts to broker an end to Syria’s civil war.
An independent investigation has exonerated mobile giant MTN from graft in an Iran tender, the firm has said.
Iran’s plan to make its own film to counter the "distorted" thriller "Argo" is fueling a debate about Hollywood and historical accuracy.
US use of drones has soared during Obama’s time in office, with the White House authorising attacks in at least four countries.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed to have "captured" a US drone over Gulf waters, after it entered Iranian airspace.
An Iranian lawmaker has denied his country had supplied Palestinian Islamist militants with missiles capable of hitting Israel’s commercial centre.
Iran’s Parliament on Sunday told President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad he must appear before the assembly to explain his economic policies.
Two years after the Stuxnet computer worm attacked its nuclear program, Iran is increasingly turning to cyberspace to retaliate against sanctions.
The New York Times has reported that the United States and Iran have agreed in principle to hold one-on-one negotiations on Iran’s nuclear.
Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is shouldering the blame for the financial woes hitting the republic, writes Saeed Kamali Dehghan.
A photographer travelling with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the UN last week stayed behind and is seeking asylum in the United States.
Iranian authorities have reopened access to Google’s email service a week after blocking it, after complaints from citizens and members of Parliament.
Public protector Thuli Madonsela has cleared Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and his partner of improper involvement in an Iran deal.
Iran could launch a pre-emptive strike if Israel prepares to attack it, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander told broadcaster Al-Alam on Sunday.