Sunday, 29 January, 2023 , 16:09 AFP — Iran on Sunday condemned a "cowardly" night-time drone attack that targeted a defence ministry site, at a time of high tensions over its nuclear programme and Russia's war in Ukraine.

Sunday, 29 January, 2023 , 14:39 AFP — Iran on Sunday condemned a "cowardly" night-time drone attack that targeted a defence ministry site, at a time of high tensions over its nuclear programme and Russia's war in Ukraine.

Sunday, 29 January, 2023 , 12:20 AFP — Iran said Sunday a night-time drone attack had targeted a defence ministry site, at a time of high tensions over its nuclear programme and Russia's war in Ukraine.

Sunday, 29 January, 2023 , 10:52 AFP — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday dismissed a senior ally whose murky tax dealings have focussed anger at the government as a cost-of-living crisis brings misery to millions.

Saturday, 28 January, 2023 , 17:08 AFP — An Iranian journalist who was arrested after interviewing the father of Mahsa Amini, whose death in custody sparked months of protests, said Saturday she had been sentenced without a court hearing.

Friday, 27 January, 2023 , 14:59 AFP — For Sweden's new prime minister, the honeymoon never really began. Ulf Kristersson's woes have piled up since taking office three months ago, from stalled NATO accession talks to an aide's illegal eel fishing.

Friday, 27 January, 2023 , 13:09 AFP — One of Iran's top Shiite clerics, Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem, has spoken out against the use of violence to force women into wearing the Islamic veil.

Friday, 27 January, 2023 , 06:57 AFP — The Kurdish herbalist reaches for a sachet as fragrant as a wild meadow, garnished with linden, rosehip, slivers of dried ginger, cinnamon stick and a touch of mystery.

Thursday, 26 January, 2023 , 15:29 AFP — Turkey's pro-Kurdish party should back the main opposition candidate instead of fielding its own against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May elections, its elder statesman told AFP from jail.

Thursday, 26 January, 2023 , 15:05 AFP — Turkey's pro-Kurdish party should back the main opposition candidate instead of fielding its own against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May elections, its elder statesman told AFP from jail.