Toyota has reported sales of 7.9 million vehicles in 2011, while General Motors Co. has not yet reported.

Amir Mirzai Hekmati’s family in the United States told U.S. media he had traveled to Iran to visit his Iranian grandmothers.

Alexei Vlasov assessed the outcomes of 2011 regarding Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement as unsatisfactory.

“Problems in Iran, North Korea and Africa are a priority on the international agenda,” Alexander Rar has said.

British Prime Minister said he would veto a European-wide financial transaction tax unless it was imposed globally.

Ouyahia said every country has the right to defend its interests, but “nobody has the right to make the blood of Algerians their business.”

At December 13 Australian Open Tennis Championships, David Nalbandian will face off against Andy Murray.

“The Fordow nuclear enrichment plant will be operational in the near future,” Iran’s nuclear chief Fereidoun Abbasi said.

“Today, out of the 1,300bln barrels of oil in the world, 800bln barrels are in the Persian Gulf,” Rear Adm. Ali Fadavi sad.

The league stated that the success of the mission depends on getting openness and cooperation from the Syrian government.

”After the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, we are determined to proceed with this cooperation,” Davutoğlu said.

12 chess players, including Nelly Aginian, Naira Movsisyan and Maria Kursova will take part in women’s championship.

The French leader proposed to sign a framework agreement on a law penalizing Genocide denial in all European states.

Arthur Abraham faces Pablo Natalio Farias in a 12 round bout on January 14 at the Baden-Arena, Offenburg, Germany.

Vahid Chegini said establishing the station would include six major steps, including creation a National Antarctica Research Center.

The hearings will be held at Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash Administrative Districts.

“We’re coming out of a decade of war. We’re facing a huge budget crisis in this country,” U.S. Defense Secretary said.

“Should Iran try to close Hormuz, the U.S. would take action and reopen the waterway,” Obama’s top military adviser said.

“We arrested them after we obtained full information about their espionage activities,” Intelligence Minister said.

Philippa Roe: visitors to London will be able to share pictures and updates of the Olympic events across social networking sites.

Britain is sending its newest warship to the Persian Gulf, amid increasing tensions with Iran over threats to close Strait of Hormuz.

This was the second highest toll on record after 2009, when 110 journalists were killed while covering a story.

São Tome and Principe’s 50 thous. dobra note became the runner up followed by 1 Bahamian dollar and 5 Bahraini dinars.

The ambassador was recalled for consultations in response to a draft French law penalizing Armenian Genocide denial.

At Baku-hosted meeting, the head of Belgian delegation expressed hope for peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict.

“Increasing tendencies of racism and xenophobia in Europe is a threat which can’t be underestimated,” PACE president said.

The March launch of iPad 3 as well as price cutting for iPad 2 will enable Apple to fend off competition from non-iPad vendors.

Earlier, production of male condoms carrying the name of French MP Valerie Boyer was launched.

HTC net profit dropped to 11bln Taiwan dollars in 3 months to Dec, from 14.8bln dollars in the same period a year earlier.

Syria interior ministry pledge comes after a bomb in the capital killed at least 25 civilians and members of security forces.