An Iranian official confirmed Tuesday the arrest of three members of a student charity but denied the organisation's offices had been shut, ILNA news agency reported. "The recent arrest of three members of Imam Ali's (Popular Students Relief) Society was done based on a court order," Zahra...

A further slump in Iran's rial is "temporary", Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday after the currency sank to its lowest value in decades. A US dollar was offered for about 205,000 rials Tuesday, up from 188,200 rials Friday and 198,000 rials early Monday, according to foreign...

North Korean defectors to South Korea were reported on Tuesday to be behind anti-Pyongyang leaflet propaganda that have recently sparked tension between the two neighbors. "[We] sent anti-North Korea leaflets over [to the North] between 11 p.m. [1400GMT] and midnight on Monday [from a town]...

In an apparent broadside against the drive to take down statues of figures linked to racism, US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had authorized the government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys historical statues, with penalties of up to 10 years in prison. "I have...