Thai Cabinet to attend swearing-in ceremony

Thai PM urges Thaksin to return home to contest conviction

(ADDS president's remarks on property prices in paras 11-13)
By Yoo Cheong-mo
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak said on Monday that his bid

((ATTN: RECASTS paras 2, 3, 6)
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Assembly speaker said Monday he

(ATTN: UPDATES from 4th para with abductee detail, official quote, minister's visit
to Beijing)
BEIJING/SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has conveyed to South Korea that

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Assembly speaker said Monday he
will use his authority to arbitrate between rival parties to break an ongoing

Tehran, Dec 22, IRNA - First Vice President Parviz Davoudi said that Iranian and Venezuelan
officials are interested in developing bilateral ties in different
fields.

London, Dec 22, IRNA - The British government is insistent that it wants to improve relations
with Iran but remains adamant in continuing with its

Tehran, Dec 22, IRNA - Visiting Foreign Minister of Togo Koffi Essaw and his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki in a joint press conference here Sunday

Tehran, Dec 22, IRNA - Iran has always underlined the need for peace and stability in the region, particularly in the Caucasus, said the rapporteur of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy