TEHRAN,Dec.20 (MNA)--Kim Jong-il, the leader of North Korea, died at the age of 69 after suffering a heart attack, North Korean state media announced.

DUSHANBE,Dec.20(MNA) – Iraq claimed the title of the first edition of the Asian Junior Zurkhaneh Sports Championship.

DUSHANBE,Dec.20(MNA) – Iraq claimed the title of the first edition of the Asian Junior Zurkhaneh Sports Championship.

TEHRAN,Dec.20(MNA) – Persepolis held 1-1 by Foulad in the Iranian Professional League (IPL) on Monday in Tehran.

TEHRAN,Dec.20(MNA) – Persepolis held 1-1 by Foulad in the Iranian Professional League (IPL) on Monday in Tehran.

TEHRAN,Dec.20(MNA) – The Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, Ghazanfar Roknabadi, submitted Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi’s message on the latest developments in the region to Lebanese Foreign Minis

TEHRAN,Dec.20(MNA) – The Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, Ghazanfar Roknabadi, submitted Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi’s message on the latest developments in the region to Lebanese Foreign Minis

TEHRAN,Dec.20(MNA) -- A large deep crack has appeared in the earth at the foot of the ancient site of Naqsh-e Rustam in Iran’s southern province of Fars.

TEHRAN,Dec.20(MNA) -- A large deep crack has appeared in the earth at the foot of the ancient site of Naqsh-e Rustam in Iran’s southern province of Fars.

TEHRAN,Dec.20(MNA) -- Italian scholar Domenico Ingenito lamented the lack of translations of Jalal ad-Din Rumi’s magnum opus the Masnavi-ye Manavi into various languages of the world.