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The Obama administration is mulling possible discussions with Iran over the mounting security crisis in Iraq, a senior official said on Sunday, in what would mark a major step in U.S. engagement with its longtime adversary.

Afghan officials said Tuesday that five NATO soldiers who were killed in the south of the country died in a "friendly fire" error during an air strike.

Human rights official Larijani says Iran must resort to resistance as its way of opposing the West, since diplomacy bears no battle.

Japan's pro-nuclear government is to change some top officials at its nuclear regulator, officials said Wednesday, in what critics charge is an attempt to remove opponents to the restarting of the country's reactors.

United States Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Afghanistan on a surprise visit Sunday, following the release of soldier Bowe Bergdahl, held hostage by the Taliban for five years, a US defense official said.

MOSCOW, Jan 13, 2015 (AFP) - Russia has demanded an official explanation from France over its failure to deliver a Mistral-class warship due to concerns about Moscow's role in Ukraine, a military source said Tuesday.

"The Northern Territories are an inherent part of Japan's territory, and we cannot accept the move," a senior ministry official also said, a day after Russia announced its military began military exercises on the Russia-held, Japan-claimed islands.

The shocking extent of America's failure to build a safe and secure Afghanistan is laid bare in a newly published report. It spells out in explicit detail the mind-boggling corruption and incompetence that doomed the mission. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has issued a withering review of American reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, outlining several "lessons learned" from the calamity

Virginia now stands strong in decision to ban state officials from abiding by some elements of the NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act).

Tehran, YJC. Iran's top nuclear official says his organization will take whatever the legislative power decides.

Tehran, YJC. Ayatollah says Iran must give proper response to US officials' lack of respect for the country.

Tehran, YJC. Navy official says Iranian drones frequently film US water crafts.

Tehran, YJC. Salehi says Iran's nuclear program is going to continue with more emphasis on quality.

UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres visits Iran on Monday for talks with officials on the plight of hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees, the UNHCR said in a statement.

Tehran, YJC. Air Force official says his forces are producing a trainer aircraft which is to be unveiled soon.

Tehran, YJC. Military official says Iran is going to introduce new equipment on the national Army Day.

Tehran, YJC. Iranian official says Iran has imported worth 350 from and exported $200 million to the United States.

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has expressed concern about instability in neighbouring South Sudan and other volatile states in the region, official media reported Sunday.