At least 111 children have been killed in Israel’s war on Gaza

So far at least 111 children have been in the Israeli blitz on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical officials say.

Toyota to suspend production for 11 days in Japan

TOKYO (AP) – Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its Japan plants for 11 days over February and March, a stoppage of unprecedented scale for the nation's top automaker as it grapples with shrinking global demand.

Turkish PM calls Israeli blitz on Gaza a 'savage' act

Turkey’s prime minister on Tuesday condemned Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip as ""savagery"".

Russian gas supplies to Europe disrupted

Several European countries say they have suffered major disruption to their Russian gas supplies after Moscow cut deliveries to Ukraine.

Israel’s strike on Gaza school 'kills 40'

At least 40 people have been killed in an Israeli air strike on an United Nations-run school in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources have said.

Ashura, the day of victory

Deepest condolences on the threshold of the arrival of Imam Mahdi (AS), the real avenger of the blood of Imam Hussein (AS), the promised, the expected one, to all Muslim freedom fighters throughout the world, and especially to his true devotees, on the occasion of Ashura, the most unforgettable tragedy in history, the day when Imam Hussein (AS) and his seventy-two companions were martyred unjustly but were not defeated.

UNIMA official honored by Iran’s Theater Forum
Tehran Times Art Desk

TEHRAN -- Iran’s Theater Forum honored Alain Lecucq, an official of the Union Internationale de la Marionnette (UNIMA), during a ceremony in Tehran on Saturday.

Iranian artists hold workshop in support of Gazans
Tehran Times Art Desk

TEHRAN -- A group of painters gathered at the open space of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art on Saturday and Sunday for a workshop in support of the oppressed people of Gaza.

Six more Iranian sites to receive UNESCO world heritage certificates
Tehran Times Culture Desk

TEHRAN -- UNESCO plans to award six more Iranian monuments world heritage certificates during 2009.

Iran’s Jalili meets Lebanese leaders on Gaza
Tehran Times Political Desk

TEHRAN – Supreme National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili on Saturday held talks with Lebanese leaders in Beirut on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.

Iraq assures Tehran on MKO, pilgrims and Iranian detainees
Tehran Times Political Desk

TEHRAN – Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Saturday reiterated that his country will take legal action against Mojahedin Khalq Organization, provide the Iranian pilgrims with more facilities, and release the Iranian diplomats from illegal detention in Iraq.