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TripAdvisor picks: World's best beaches March 18, 2014 -- Updated 0941 GMT (1741 HKT) | Baia do Sancho in remote Fernando de Noronha, Brazil, takes the top spot in TripAdvisor's 2014 Travelers' Choice best beaches list. Located on a volcani... (photo: Creative Commons / OliverZena (Alessandro Cai)) CNN Photos Travel and Tourism Tripadvisor Wikipedia: TripAdvisor World's best beaches |
Obama Backs Down on Crimea “I never thought I’d live to see the day when the US State Department whitewashed the neo-Nazi views and heritage of a gang of thugs who had seized power in a violent coup d’état. I... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) CounterPunch Barack Obama Photos Politics US Wikipedia: Barack Obama |
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First ladies Peng Liyuan and Michelle Obama can show way forward The new era of relations between China and the US promised when Xi Jinping and Barack Obama met in California last June has yet to materialise. Ties have cooled over tens... (photo: AP / Molly Riley) South China Morning Post China Michelle Obama Photos US Wikipedia: Michelle Obama |
Putin declares Crimea independent Russian President Vladimir Putin has recognised Crimea as a "sovereign and independent country", just hours after the strategic Black Sea peninsula declared it had broken... (photo: AP / Yves Logghe) Stuff Crimea Photos Putin Russia Wikipedia: Vladimir Putin |
Merkel backs Italy's new PM on economic reforms BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is "thoroughly impressed" by new Italian Premier Matteo Renzi's plans for economic reform. | Merkel is one of the... (photo: AP / Odd Andersen) U~T San Diego Germany Italy Merkel Photos Wikipedia: Angela Merkel |
Keira Knightley won't save wedding dress Keira Knightley is proud she chose to wear an old dress for her wedding. | The 28-year-old actress married musician James Righton in France last year and much has been ma... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham) Belfast Telegraph James Righton Keira Knightley Photos Wedding Dress |
Russia sanctions 'strong statement' Sanctions against Russia will send a "strong statement" about the European Union's resolve to tackle the Ukraine crisis, William Hague has said. | The Foreign Secretary s... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Belfast Telegraph Moscow Photos Politics Ukraine Wikipedia: 2014 Crimean crisis |
Two women detained over obscene hand gesture to Turkey PM ISTANBUL: Turkish police detained two women believed to have flashed an obscene hand gesture at Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in an anti-government protest, local m... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici) New Straits/Business Times Istanbul Photos Tayyip Erdogan Turkey Wikipedia: Recep Tayyip Erdoan |
Russian President Vladimir Putin may pay heavy price for Crimea moves WASHINGTON — Supporters of Russian President Vladimir Putin expect to savor victory as residents of Crimea vote Sunday on splitting from Ukraine. But Western offici... (photo: AP / Mikhail Metzel) The Los Angeles Times Crimea Photos Politics Putin Wikipedia: Vladimir Putin |