US Vice President Mike Pence announced fresh US sanctions against allies of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday, after meeting with Latin American leaders including Venezuela's self-declared interim president Juan Guaido in Colombia.

Cardinal George Pell, the most senior cleric ever charged with child sex abuse, has been found guilty in an Australian court of sexually assaulting two choirboys, in a major blow to the credibility of the Roman Catholic Church's leadership after a year of worldwide revelations of abuse and cover-up....

Iran's Foreigm Minister Javad zarif said he hoped his resignation serves as a reminder to urge the Foreign Ministry to reclaim its legal position in maintaining foreign relations.

Head of Presidential Office Mahmoud Vaezi in a message rejected news on accepting Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's resignation.

President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Iran will stand beside the Syrian government and nation as in the past, noting that Tehran-Damascus relations are based on brotherhood and unity.

President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Iran will stand beside the Syrian government and nation as in the past, noting that Tehran-Damascus relations are based on brotherhood and unity.

Iranian Deputy Minister of Defense Brigadier General Qassem Taqizadeh met with Iraqi Chief of Staff Othman al-Ghanmi to discuss ways to strengthen military ties between the two neighboring nations.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a message expressed congratulations on Kuwait National Day.

Fire at a shoe store in Bazaar of Tabriz, northwestern Iran, killed two, spokesman for East Azarbaijan Emergency Center announced on Monday.

Iranian movie 'Elephant's Shadow' directed by Arman Khansarian is scheduled to be screened in the 23rd International Regard Film Festival slated to be held in Québec, Canada on March 13-17.