Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary Sorayâ Esfandiyâri-Baxtiyâri; 22 June 1932 – 26 October 2001) was the queen consort (shahbanu) of Iran as the second wife of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, whom she married in 1951.

Everyone out there has a bad habit or two. But for many of us, they’re not quite as obvious as sneaking the occasional cigarette or peppering your language with more curse words than polite company dictates.

Austria’s Next Topmodel, season 9 is the ninth season of the Austrian reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of Austria’s Next Topmodel and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry.

Tabriz is the capital city of East Azerbaijan Province, in northwestern Iran. Tabriz Bazaar, once a major Silk Road market, is a sprawling brick-vaulted complex selling carpets, spices and jewelry. The rebuilt 15th-century Blue Mosque retains original turquoise mosaics on its entrance arch. Collections at the Azerbaijan Museum range from prehistoric finds to 20th-century sculptures by Iranian artist Ahad Hosseini.

Super skyscrapers which will dwarf the Shard, underwater bubble cities and hyper-flexible living spaces are all likely to be reality in 100 years’ time. That’s the verdict of a new study which paints a vivid picture of our future lives – suggesting the way we live, work and play will change beyond all recognition over the course of the next ...