
The Chilean mathematician and popular poet Nicanor Parra Sandoval has won the 2012 edition of The Miguel de Cervantes Prize in Spanish-language literature.

The Chilean mathematician and popular poet Nicanor Parra Sandoval has won the 2012 edition of The Miguel de Cervantes Prize in Spanish-language literature.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has named the Armenian capital of Yerevan as the 2012 World Book Capital.

Iran is planning to hold the second edition of its International Calligraphy Biennial, showcasing various works in the western city of Qazvin.

Iran's Documentary and Experimental Cinema Development Center has produced a biographical documentary film based on the life of Iranian poetess Parvin E'tesami.

The Guinness Book of World Records has announced an Indian teenage girl from the town of Nagpur the World's Shortest Living Woman on her 18th birthday.