ISRAELI Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was questioned by anti-fraud officers for the sixth time since claims emerged in May that he received illegal funds from a US financier
THE son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Seif al-Islam, has announced his withdrawal from political life, calling for a "strong" civil society in Libya
IRAN has hanged a man for a murder committed at the age of 15, in violation of an international convention on child rights, one of five people executed on a single day, press reports said today
IRAN has banned an award-winning young actress from leaving the country following her appearance in a Hollywood movie with Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio
THE Iraqi government has ordered an inquiry into an Iraqi military unit`s raid on the governor`s office in Diyala province during which police came under fire and two people were killed
