The Islamic Republic of Iran has been elected as one of the five vice-presidents of the United Nations General Assembly from the Asia-Pacific group for the upcoming 78th session of the principal organ of the world body.

A new report has shed light on the covert military operations of the British army around the world. The report by the Guardian says Britain's Special Forces have carried out secret operations in 19 countries over the past 12 years.

Iran has released a jailed Danish citizen in lieu for freedom of two Iranian nationals, Iranian Deputy Judiciary Chief Kazzem Gharibabadi announced.

The arrested Iranian citizen in Sweden, Hamid Nouri, has broken the record of solitary confinement in the history of Sweden, according to media reports.

The testimonies of survivors of Canada’s residential school system were appalling, a UN expert said today, urging the Government to fully implement recommendations of a 2015 truth commission to achieve meaningful reconciliation and accountability in the country.

Iranian national Hamid Nouri, who has been illegally incarcerated by the Swedish government for over three years, has been targeted with very tough, inhumane restrictions including ongoing solitary confinement.

Iran’s deputy justice minister says the Islamic Republic is the destination for 63% of refugees from neighboring Afghanistan, calling on international community to bear its share of humanitarian responsibility.

Suffering 5 years of illegal detainment in Belgium, the Iranian diplomat Asadollah Asadi finally returned to his homeland Iran, a return that inflicted a heavy defeat on the Islamic Republic's opposition.

United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East (ME) warned against the continued expansion of Israeli settlement, asserting that “all settlements are illegal under international law, and must stop immediately.”

An unarmed 11-year-old black boy in Mississippi has been shot by a US police officer after calling 911 to report a domestic disturbance to protect his mother, his family's attorney says.