EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana arrived in Tehran to present an incentives package agreed by the United States, China, Russia, France, Britain and Germany

In defiance of international conventions prohibiting the execution of minors, Iran hanged a 17-year-old boy, a newpaper reported.

In a report, the US State Department had kept Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia on a blacklist of countries it claimed 'traffic in people,' while it applauded progress made by the UAE and Bahrain.

Pakistan PM Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that his coalition government is committed to preserve the constitution of the country and is working toward the reinstatement of the deposed judges.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pushed Iran to back off its fierce opposition to a US-Iraqi security pact, promising Iranian leaders that Iraq will not be a launching pad for any attack on their country.

Pakistani PM Yousaf Raza Gilani and Saudi King Abdullah have discussed recent Islamic and international developments and means of cooperation between the two countries.