Washington/Tehran - The United States expressed deep concern Saturday over an eight-year prison sentence imposed by the Iranian judiciary on Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi for spying.
"I am deeply disappointed," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said. "We will continue to vigorously raise our concerns to the Iranian government."
Saberi, 31, a reporter for US National Public Radio, was sentenced on charges of spying for the United States after the closed-door trial, her lawyer told reporters in Tehran.
Port of Spain - President Hugo Chavez on Saturday said he was considering restoring Venezuela's diplomatic ties with the United States, in light of the change in policy under new US President Barack Obama.
Washington, Apr. 18 : John McCain's lead vice presidential vetter said Friday that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was very impressive during her interview, knocking the senator's most important questions "out of the park."
Washington, Apr. 18 : Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Mike Tyson wants one more fight, but not against his former heavyweight boxing contemporaries Evander Holyfield, or George Foreman, but against James Toback, the director of the new documentary, "Tyson," which premiered last night in Los Angeles.
London, Apr. 18 : A wooden putter which was used to take the final winning shot in the 1939 British Open has been discovered dumped in a garage, reports The Telegraph.
Washington, Apr 18 : Hollywood actress Jennifer Garner has revealed that the person responsible for her daughter Violet's messy hair is her father Ben Affleck.
