Iran is benefiting from rising oil prices, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh was quoted as saying by the semi-official ISNA news agency Wednesday following Tehran's missile attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq. "The trend of oil prices is up and this benefits Iran ... Americans should stop...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Wednesday that Israel would strike a "resounding blow" if attacked by arch foe Iran, as regional tensions soar after the US killing of a top Iranian general. "Anyone who attacks us will receive a resounding blow," the premier told a Jerusalem...

Iran’s missile attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq on Wednesday were “legitimate self-defense”, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told state TV, adding that Washington’s assessment to retaliate should not be based on “illusions”. “Our action was a legitimate...

Millions went on strike throughout India on Wednesday, unions said, as workers angry at the government's labour policies brought travel chaos across the country. The widespread action was in opposition to what unions called the "anti-worker and anti-people policies" of right-wing Prime...