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.

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) - A number of Palestinians, released last month from Israeli jails, met with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi here on Tuesday morning.

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) – 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) -- 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.

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) – Dubai will be hosting a spectacular fundraising auction of Iranian art under the title “Magical Nights” during Noruz in March 2012.

TEHRAN,Dec.20(MNA) -- Paintings featuring the “Karbala Saga” are currently hung on the walls of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts (TMCA) during a showcase which will run for one month.

Tehran, Dec 20, IRNA – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Tuesday that Iran will always support the Palestinian resistance movement and stand by the nation.