23 DUCSU VP aspirants bag less than聽10 votes each
A total of 23 vice-president candidates bagged less than 10 votes each in Tuesday鈥檚 Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections...
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New Iran deal covers 鈥榓ll facilities鈥�: UN
Iran鈥檚 new cooperation framework with the UN nuclear watchdog includes 鈥榓ll facilities and installations鈥� in the Islamic republic, the agency鈥檚 head said Wednesday 鈥� though Iran said the agreement itself 鈥榙oes not create access鈥�...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping proposes global governance initiative聽
Chinese president Xi Jinping on Monday proposed the global governance initiative for advancing toward a community with a shared future for humanity...
Leaders of different Eurasian countries gather with China鈥檚 Xi for summit ceremony
Russia and Belarus presidents joined two dozen Eurasian leaders on Monday at a ceremony hosted by China鈥檚 Xi Jinping, on the final day of a showpiece summit aimed at putting Beijing front and centre of regional relations...
Europeans offer Iran deal to avert sanctions
European powers said Friday they were ready to drop a new sanctions push on Iran if it addresses concerns on its nuclear programme over the next month, but Tehran denounced the offer as insincere.
Iran has executed 841 people this year: UN
At least 841 people have been executed in Iran since the start of the year, the UN said Friday, decrying 鈥榓 systematic pattern of using the death penalty as a tool of state intimidation鈥�.
Europe powers move to reimpose Iran sanctions
France, Britain and Germany on Thursday triggered a mechanism to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran for failing to comply with commitments over its nuclear programme signed a decade ago.
Iran says return of IAEA inspectors not full resumption of cooperation
Iran said Wednesday that the return of UN nuclear inspectors did not represent a full resumption of cooperation, which was suspended in the aftermath of June attacks by Israel and the United States...
Australia expels Iran ambassador over antisemitic attacks
Australia expelled Iran鈥檚 ambassador on Tuesday, accusing the country of being behind antisemitic arson attacks in Sydney and Melbourne.
Russia, Iran discuss nuclear plan ahead of European talks
The Iranian and Russian presidents discussed Tehran鈥檚 nuclear programme on Monday as European powers threaten to reimpose sanctions on Tehran over the moribund 2015 deal.
Khamenei says will not bow down to US
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday called for a united national front to confront what he described as US efforts to subjugate the Islamic republic.
Iran forces kill six linked to Israel
Iranian forces have killed six militants in a raid in the restive southeast, state media reported Saturday, saying they were members of a 鈥榯errorist鈥� group linked to arch enemy Israel...
Iran says will deploy new missiles if Israel attacks again
Iran said Wednesday it was prepared for any new Israeli attack, announcing it has developed missiles with greater capabilities than those used during their recent 12-day war...
78 killed in Afghanistan bus accident
The death toll from a collision between a bus carrying Afghan migrants returning from Iran and two other vehicles in western Afghanistan has risen to 78, provincial officials said on Wednesday...
Iran cop killed in clash
Gunmen in Iran鈥檚 volatile southeast killed a police officer in a shootout with security forces, news agencies reported Saturday, with a jihadist group claiming the attack...
China opposes European sanctions over Iran nuclear programme
China said Friday it opposed invoking sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme after three Western nations told the UN they would reimpose them if no diplomatic solution was found by the end of August...
Hezbollah chief thanks Iran for support to face Israel
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem has thanked a senior Iranian official for his country鈥檚 on-going support in confronting Israel, the Lebanese militant group said on Thursday...
European powers ready to reimpose Iran sanctions
Britain, France and Germany have told the United Nations they are ready to reimpose UN-mandated sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme if no diplomatic solution is found by the end of August, according to a joint letter released Wednesday...
Iran tells Armenia Trump-backed corridor may be part of US ploy
Iran stepped up warnings to Armenia on Monday over a planned US-backed corridor linking Azerbaijan to an exclave near the Iranian border, part of a recent peace deal between Yerevan and Baku.
Iraq divided over future of pro-Iran armed alliance
A bill in Iraq that would further formalise the role 鈥� and perhaps, the autonomy 鈥� of a powerful coalition of pro-Iran former paramilitaries has sparked a heated debate, fanned in part by US pressure.
Influx of Afghan returnees fuels Kabul housing crisis
Weeks after he was forced to return from Iran, Mohammad Mohsen Zaryab was still searching for somewhere to live in Kabul, where rental prices have soared along with an influx of Afghans expelled from neighbouring countries.
Mohammadi warns of 鈥榯emptation鈥� of nuclear arms
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi warned Wednesday, on the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, that the 鈥榯emptation鈥� for countries to pursue nuclear arms was growing...
Iran orders office closures as heatwave strains power grid
Iranian authorities ordered many government offices to close on Wednesday in a bid to cut power consumption as a heatwave strains generating capacity, state media reported.
US accountability for attacks on nuclear sites part of any future talks: Iran
Iran said Monday it would hold the United States accountable for attacks on its nuclear sites in any future negotiations, while ruling out direct talks with Washington.
Iran condemns US sanctions targeting oil trade
Iran on Thursday described as 鈥榤alicious鈥� fresh US sanctions targeting a shipping empire controlled by the son of a top political advisor to the Islamic republic鈥檚 supreme leader.
Iran vows stronger response if attacked again
Iran鈥檚 foreign minister warned on Monday that it would respond to the United States and Israel in a 鈥榤ore decisive manner鈥� should they attack Iran again...
Iran rejects talks with West on 鈥榙efence capabilities鈥�
Iran said on Monday that its military capabilities were not up for negotiations, after France called for a 鈥榗omprehensive deal鈥� with Tehran that covers its missile programme and regional influence.
Gunmen storm Iran courthouse, kill 6
Gunmen stormed a courthouse in southeastern Iran on Saturday, killing at least six people, including three law enforcement personnel, the judiciary said.
Russian rocket puts Iran satellite into space
A Russian rocket put an Iranian communications satellite into space on Friday, Iranian state media reported, the latest achievement for an aerospace programme that has long concerned Western governments.
Iran holds N-talks with European powers
Iranian diplomats said they held 鈥榝rank and detailed鈥� nuclear talks on Friday with counterparts from Germany, Britain and France, who have threatened to trigger sanctions if Tehran fails to agree a deal on uranium enrichment and cooperation with UN inspectors.