Iran replies to Turkey's gas claims

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.1 / Trend S.Isayev, T. Jafarov/
Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.1 / Trend S.Isayev, T. Jafarov/
Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 1 / Trend T. Jafarov /
A NATO commander on Wednesday attempted to downplay the importance of a leaked classified document alleging Pakistan's military was supporting Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.
Syrian government forces cracked down Wednesday on restive areas on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, hunting for rebels, opposition activists said dpa reported
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Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Feb.1/ Trend H. Hasanov /
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree to relieve from office RF Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Khristenko.
Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.1/ Trend A. Taghiyeva /
Egyptian locals have freed the 25 Chinese workers they held on Tuesday in Arish, North Sinai, an official with the Chinese embassy to Cairo said early Wednesday, Xinhua reported.
An informed source said the 3-day talks between Iranian officials and a group of experts from International Atomic Energy Agency, who are visiting Iran, have ended, IRNA reported.