London, Sept 2 (ANI): Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has revealed that he regrets not paying enough attention to the injustice against homosexuals during his rule in the 1960s and 70s.

New York, Sep.1 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has declared the American combat mission in Iraq as over, and made clear that he intends to begin disengaging from the war in Afghanistan next summer.

London, Sept 1 (ANI): The son of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning, has claimed that the Iranian authorities had prepared her for a mock execution, and alleged that his mother is being subjected to psychological pressure inside the prison because of the international support she has gathered so far.

Jerusalem, Aug 31 (ANI): Israeli archaeologists have unveiled a 2,000-year-old semi-precious cameo bearing the image of Cupid from the City of David.

London, Aug 31 (ANI): Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has provoked anger in Italy after lecturing 200 young actresses and models on the superiority of Islam during his visit to the country.

London, Aug. 27 (ANI):Iranian authorities have banned all advertisements for pets, pet food and other pet products.

London, Aug 26 (ANI): An Iranian journalist is suing cell phone manufacturer Nokia, which helped Iranian authorities to track him down and put him behind bars.

London, Aug 22 (ANI): Egypt's culture minister has said that a Van Gogh painting worth 50 million dollars is still missing after it was stolen from a Cairo museum.

Washington, Aug 22 (ANI): In the midst of the controversy, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the organizer of the planned Muslim community center and a mosque in Ground Zero in Manhattan, is undertaking taxpayer-funded trip to the Middle East to spread good will and Americanize Islam.

London Aug 22 (ANI): Israel has said that the fuelling of Iran's first nuclear reactor is totally unacceptable and urged greater world pressure to force Tehran to stop any further uranium enrichment.

Tehran (Iran), Aug.20 (ANI): Iran on Friday announced that it had test fired a surface-to-surface missile.

Washington, Aug 19(ANI): With the United States military preparing to leave Iraq by the end of 2011, the Obama administration is reportedly preparing to hand over the lead to civilians.

New Delhi, Aug.18 (ANI): Union Minister for External Affairs S.M. Krishna on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that India has signed agreements with Gulf countries following strategic and security demands of the country in the last few years.

London, Aug 18 (ANI): A comedy programme on Saudi television showing a role reversal in which a woman marries four husbands has dented male pride in the country.