Tehran, Feb 9, Former Iranian deputy foreign minister Mohsen Aminzadeh has been given a six-year jail term for his involvement in the post-election protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, opposition websites reported Monday.
Los Angeles, Feb 9, Three of the largest US book publishers are to hike the prices of their electronic books after the introduction of Apple’s iPad tablet computer forced Amazon to abandon its one-price-fits-all policy, Information Week reported Monday.
Kiev, Feb 9, Viktor Yanukovych has effectively won Ukraine’s presidential election with a 3.14 percentage-point margin of victory over his opponent, and practically all ballots counted, a senior election official said Monday.
San Francisco, Feb 9, Online payments’ service Paypal has halted personal payments to India following new government regulations that were designed to crack down on money laundering.
Rome, Feb 8, Serie A football champions Inter Milan beat visiting Cagliari 3-0 Sunday and stretched their lead to 10 points on city rivals AC Milan.
Berlin, Feb 8, Australian Open champion Serena Williams stayed on top in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings published Monday.
Berlin, Feb 8, Australian Open champion Roger Federer tops the men’s rankings released by the Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) Monday.
Washington, Feb 8, Space shuttle Endeavour lit up the Florida coast before dawn Monday as it blasted off for a mission to the International Space Station.
Tehran, Feb 8, Iran claimed that it would build 10 new enrichment sites within one year, the state media reported Monday.
Berlin, Feb 8, For people who want to stop snoring, it often helps if they sleep on their side or with their upper body in a slightly raised position, the German Otolaryngologists Association noted. Losing weight can also help and snorers should refrain from a nightcap before going to bed, it said.