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Iran minister, Airbus officials meet amid row
Iran’s Minister of Transportation and Housing Abbas Akhoundi has met Airbus and French government officials in Paris for talks, local media have reported.

Iran’s Minister of Transportation and Housing Abbas Akhoundi has met Airbus and French government officials in Paris for talks, local media have reported.

Nearly 17 million elderly Americans are in need of government-funded meal services, a government report shows.

The Taliban militants reject a proposal by senior Afghan clerics to stop its attacks during the holy month of Ramadan.

A senior UN official suggests that the Israeli regime must be prosecuted for its crimes in the Gaza war.

A man has taken a photo of a raccoon riding an alligator in a national forest in central Florida.

China says its island-building project in the disputed South China Sea will be completed in the "upcoming days."

A senior Iranian lawmaker says Tehran seeks a good nuclear deal with the P5+1 group.

A former Bahraini lawmaker says the Al Khalifa regime fears developments concerning Iran, Iraq and Yemen as well as opposition figures in Bahrain.

Russia says Iran and the P5+1 countries can possibly reach a nuclear agreement by the June 30 deadline.

Palestinian refugees hold a rally in Beirut to protest against a recent budget cut by UNRWA.

Kahrizak, southwest of Tehran, is a poor area that has seen massive growth in both size and population in recent years.

Senator Bob Corker has called on President Barack Obama to stop the nuclear negotiations with Iran.

An analyst says the Geneva talks for peace in Yemen are not expected to bear fruit because the Saudi aggressors are absent in the negotiations.

The US will host a "strategic and economic" dialogue with China next week to address the current disputes between the two powers.

A top Muslim leader in France suggests turning abandoned or empty Catholic churches in the country into mosques.

Palestinians rally in the occupied territories to slam the demolition of a house by Israeli forces.

Italian tax authorities announce the seizure of 16 million euros in assets held by a top suspect in a major corruption probe in Rome.

An “active threat” against an Air Force base in the US state of Arkansas has reportedly led to hospitalization of two people.