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METHOD ACTOR : Ben Gazzara, stage film and TV actor, dies at 81 in NY

Ben Gazzara an actor with a quiet, brooding intensity died Feb. 3 in New York City>>>

Mob storms Russian embassy in Tehran, Iran (1980)

Tehran, Iran: Russian Embassy Stormed by Crowd of Iranians protesting against the Soviet Build up in Afghanistan. (Photo from the Baltimore Sun Jan 1st, 1980) >>>

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN: UK Prepares for Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 60 years as British Sovereign in 2012.>>>

Henri-Langlois Prix 2012 Conferred to Iranian Actress Fatemeh Motamed-Arya

Iranian actress Fatemeh Motamed-Arya received the Henri-Langlois Prix 2012 for her lifetime endeavors in the promotion of cinema and maintenance of professional cultural values>>>

Shahbanou Farah at Iranian Painter Vanecha Roudbaraki’s Exhibit in Paris

Vanecha Roudbaraki is an Iranian painter born in 1966 in Rasht in northern Iran and who currently works in Paris since 1991>>>

WANTED: Did Nazi Criminal Alois Brunner train Syria’s Security Forces ?

Convicted in absentia in France, Alois Brunner, is reported to have been a security adviser to the Syrian government long before Hafez Assad came to power in 1970>>>

SLEEPING IN QOM: Antoine de Maximy visits Iran in popular French documentary

French Globe Trotter and documentary filmmaker Antoine de Maximy travels to Iran in his famous series "J'irai dormir Chez Vous">>>

Jordan’s king Abdullah receives Hamas chief after 12-year rupture

A high-profile visit to Jordan by Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, has revived contacts with the Palestinian militant group, but Jordan will not lift a ban on its activities>>>

ROTATING MONARCHY: Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah crowned Malaysia's new king

PREMIERSHIP: PM apologizes for Norway's Role in deporting Jews during WW2

Norway apologized for the first time for the country's complicity in the deportation and deaths of Jews during the Nazi occupation in World War Two>>>

HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY:Polish refugees leave Tehran station for Palestine (1944)

Fascinating footage shows 350 Polish refugees bidding goodbye to their friends and relatives and leave Tehran for Palestine at the Tehran railroad station. (March 27, 1944)>>>

Reza Pahlavi Submits Demand for Ali Khamenei’s Indictment to UN Security Council

Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi of Iran submitted a report to the United Nations Security Council accusing the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, of ordering crimes against humanity>>>

FRANCO’s GHOST: Spain's Franco-era probe judge Baltasar Garzon on trial

Judge Baltasar Garzon is accused of breaking amnesty law, when he tried to investigate alleged human rights abuses, committed during Spain's civil war and during Franco's dictatorship>>>

MERLIN’s DEATH : 'Excalibur' actor Nicol Williamson dies at 75

Scottish actor best known for his role as the wizard Merlin in the 1981 film "Excalibur", has died>>>

Dutch Queen Sparks Far-Right Outcry Over Headscarf During Oman Visit

Dutch Queen Beatrix has sparked a far-right outcry in her country after being pictured wearing a red headscarf on a visit to a mosque in Oman>>>