The Independent A century of distinction: 100 women who changed the world | Tomorrow is designated International Women's Day, and it is a particularly significant milestone this year: the campaign to improve the rights of women was founded a century ago. | To celebrate the ... (photo: AP / Jan Pitman)
The Star New Ukraine leader soothes Russia, no gas deals | MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukraine's new president Viktor Yanukovich soothed Moscow on Friday by suggesting he would reverse key policies of his pro-Western predecessor, but won no public promise that Russi... (photo: AP / Natalia Kolosnikova, pool) EnergyPhotosPoliticsRussiaUkraine
BBC News Merkel calls for crackdown on financial speculators | Political momentum is growing across Europe for limits on financial speculators who have been blamed for worsening Greece's financial woes. | German Chancellor Angela M... (photo: REGIERUNGonline / Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung) EconomyEuropeFundGreecePhotos
China Daily Blanka Vlasic | Blanka Vlasic (Croatia) Athletics, 26 | After a disappointing 2008 when she failed to win the Olympic gold medal and the US$1m Golden League by the narrowest of margins... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic) AthleticsCroatiaPhotosSportSportstar
