12 dead in attacks on Iran Parliament, Khomenei's mausoleum

Gunmen and suicide bombers on Wednesday launched twin assaults on Iran's parliament and the tomb of the country's revolutionary founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, leaving at least 12......

Iran votes to elect President

People in Iran are casting their votes on Friday to elect their 12th President. The polls will have huge impact on the country’s international ties and foreign policy. President Hassan......

US and Iran at loggerheads over missile test

The United States on Thursday put Iran "on notice" for test-firing a ballistic missile and warned of consequences for its "malign actions", signalling a more hardline stance against Tehran that......

Images that will make you go OMG!

Photographs from moments that shaped the world last week. A silkmoth that has hatched out of its cocoon is seen at the Campoverde cooperative, Castelfranco Veneto, Italy. Despite having wings, the......

Sports Shorts: Biles does the 'triple double'

IMAGE: Four-times Olympic gold medalist Biles, who will head to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as the prohibitive favorite. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images Olympic champion Simone Biles on Sunday,......

Iran President Rouhani promises to allow women to attend football matches: FIFA

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, a pragmatist, has repeatedly criticised the ban but has been unable to get it removed because of resistance from powerful hardliners in the clerical and security......