Iran said on Monday it had been invited by Group of Eight president, Italy, to an international meeting on Afghanistan, which is also expected to be attended by the United States. Italy wants to hold a conference to bring the world's richest countries together with Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, India, China, and Turkey, among others, to find ways of bringing stability to Afghanistan and Pakistan. It also seeks to involve Iran, which shares borders with both of those countries. (Read more at Reuters)