The U.S. aircraft carrier "Abraham Lincoln" has sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, for the second time in recent weeks.

Officials in Thailand say a man believed to be an Iranian national was seriously wounded when a device he was carrying exploded in one of a series of blasts in Bangkok.

Valentine's Day, the Western holiday celebrating love, has become a global phenomenon over the past two decades. The fall of communism and the emergence of the Internet have helped February 14 become something of an unofficial international day of romance. However, not all the passions the holiday stirs are related to love. While some countries have openly embraced the holiday, others are attempting to ban it or replace it with local customs.

Indian and Georgian authorities are vowing to hunt down the perpetrators of bombs targeting Israeli diplomats in their countries.

Iranian media reports say that President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's press adviser has been sentenced to six months in jail.

Azerbaijan has denied Iranian claims that Baku has been collaborating with Israel's spy services and helping assassins who killed Iranian nuclear scientists.

Israeli diplomats in Georgia and India have been targeted by bomb strikes that Jerusalem is blaming on archenemy Iran, which has denied any involvement.

China has urged Iran to do more to end the standoff over its disputed nuclear program.

Iraq has inaugurated a new oil export terminal for tankers in the Persian Gulf.