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A British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran after trying to watch a volleyball match is on a hunger strike, refusing food or liquids, her brother told AFP on Nov. 3.
      
Ghoncheh Ghavami, a 25-year-old law graduate from London, is protesting because the judge has yet to confirm her one-year prison sentence, making it official, her brother said.
      

It's been quite a year for Novak Djokovic, who is driving towards another year-ending number one spot, recently becoming a proud father and winning his third Paris Masters crown for his 600th ATP victory.        

Đoković wins 20th Masters Series title

PARIS -- World number one Novak Đoković defended his title at the Paris Masters tennis tournament after beating Milos Raonic of Canada 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday.

PARIS - World number one Novak Djokovic defended his title at the Paris Masters tennis tournament after beating Milos Raonic of Canada 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday.

Djokovic continued with good performances at the end of the season, winning the 47th trophy of his career, sixth this season, and third career win at the Paris Masters.

The appeal of former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, currently serving 20 years for accepting bribes in exchange for weapons contracts, was postponed until November 14 on Friday as the court examines a slew of objections filed by his defense.

Two of three suspects detained over the killing of three off-duty soldiers in the eastern province of Hakkari have been arrested.

The suspects were captured by police on Oct. 27 as a part of the operation launched after the death of the soldiers and were sent to a court in the Yüksekova district after being questioned.

Two women have been sentenced to two years and seven months in prison on charges of “threatening” and “public insult of a civil servant,” after throwing eggs at Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek two years ago.

The relief of local activists after the mosque construction in Istanbul’s protected Validebağ grove was halted has proven short-lived, with Mayor Kadir Topbaş announcing that the court order for a stay of execution had been reversed following the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s appeal.

The Council of State has ordered up to 900 illegally erected buildings on the shores of the Mesolongi Lagoon in western Greece to be knocked down but the process could take years, Kathimerini understands.

Cyprus ex-central bank chief Christodoulos Christodoulou was jailed for five months for tax evasion on Monday after failing to declare a 1-million-euro cash transfer.

It was among six tax-related charges Christodoulou had pleaded guilty to before the Nicosia district court earlier this month.