Tehran, YJC. -- UNESCO Director-General Ms. Irina Bokova in her message on the occasion of the International Day of Nowruz, 21 March 2014, said Nowruz reminds us of the power of culture and heritage as a force driving and enabling sustainable development and as a wellspring of knowledge and creativity.
A visitor writes on a banner carrying messages for the passengers of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang on March 13, 2014. Planes searching an area where Chinese satellites spotted possible debris from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have found no sign of wreckage, officials said on March 13, dimming hopes of a breakthrough in the mystery.
Tehran, YJC. Chairman of Expediency Discernment Council says the Caspian Sea is one of the most important fields of cooperation between Iran and Russia.
Tehran, YJC. Iran's tourism organization says the first 3 months of the Iranian year show a tripling of the number of tourists visiting the country compared to last year.
Tehran, YJC. The architecture of the Islamic-era Persia is a unique making that features lively colors, the use of tiles, and highly intricate patterns. The photos shown here are taken using the panorama technique and are each comprised of 16 pictures put side by side.
TOKYO, Feb 14, 2015 (AFP) - As Japan celebrated Valentine's Day on Saturday a group of killjoys marched through Tokyo protesting what it called the "passion-based capitalism" of the annual celebration of romance.
Australia's human rights watchdog launched an inquiry Monday into the detention of more than 1,000 children under punitive government policies that banish asylum-seekers arriving by boat to remote Pacific camps.
China has accused Japan of heightening regional tensions with "rumours" that Beijing planned to declare a new air defence zone over the South China Sea.
TEHRAN, YJC. Fifth 'carpet on soil' was opened to public visit after paintings in southern province of Hormuzgan, Iran. The carpet area is 1600 cubic meters. 'soil carpet' is sketch of Persian Carpet painted on bare soil.
President Barack Obama landed in the Philippines Monday to cement new defence ties on the last leg of an Asian tour conducted against a backdrop of territorial tensions between US allies and China.
Families of asylum-seekers killed in a shipwreck off Australia's Christmas Island in 2010 are suing the government, arguing it breached its duty of care in a move Canberra Tuesday blasted as "shameful".
Nationalist prime minister Shinzo Abe set out his case Thursday for beefing up pacifist Japan's rules of engagement, saying he wants the armed forces to be able to enter battle in defence of allies.
GWANGJU, South Korea, Nov 11, 2014 (AFP) - A South Korean court handed down a 36 year jail sentence Tuesday to the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank in April, but acquitted him of murdering the 304 people who died in the disaster.
The Sultan of Brunei announced that a controversial new penal code featuring tough Islamic criminal punishments that has been criticised by UN human rights officials would be phased in from Thursday.