Tourists visit the ruins of Persepolis near the city of Shiraz in southern Iran on Jan 25. Persepolis, a UNESCO world heritage site, was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia (550-330 BC). The importance and quality of the monumental ruins make it a unique archaeological site. Activists report that Iran has handed 10-year jail sentences to a young couple, after a video of their romantic dance in front of Teheran's historic Azadi Tower in November went viral. - XINHUA
