Tehran, Dec 1, IRNA Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohammad in Tehran on Monday
called for further expansion of ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- Members of South Korea's ruling conservative party left
for Washington Monday to discuss a pending trade pact and stronger relations with

New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) India's National Security Advisor
(NSA) MK Narayanan Monday briefed new Union Home Minister P
Chidamabaram on the internal security situation in the country

New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) "I was disinclined" to move to
the Home Ministry but in a situation like this, "I answered
to the call of duty", Union Minister P Chidambaram said Monday

By Yoo Cheong-mo
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Monday called
for closer cooperation between South Korea and Japan in overcoming the global

(ATTN: UPDATES with gov't plan to hire college graduates as interns in last three
paras)
By Yoo Cheong-mo

(ATTN: UPDATES headline, throughout with prosecutor quote)
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- A brother of former President Roh Moo-hyun denied

SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will hold next week
their first regular military dialogue since the U.S. presidential election, a

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- Chief North Korean nuclear envoy Kim Kye-gwan will
visit Singapore this week, Pyongyang's embassy there confirmed Monday, apparently

(ATTN: UPDATES with Jordan's plan to open embassy in Seoul in paras 5-6)
By Yoo Cheong-mo
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Jordanian King