By Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- An official says Iran should boycott the 2013 Oscars in the wake of the anti-Islam film that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad. Javad Shamaghdari, from the government-controlled cinema agency, says Iran should "avoid" the Hollywood festival. The semi-official Mehr news agency on Monday quoted Shamaghdari ...

By The Daily Star TEHRAN: Iran announced on Monday it was yanking its entry in the Oscars race because of the "intolerable insult" of the US-made anti-Islam film that has angered Muslims in several countries. Oscars organizers in Los Angeles said they had not heard officially from Iranian authorities, after the announcement in Tehran by Culture ...