In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
In Pictures: The Israeli separation barrier: A West Bank wall
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/16
In Pictures: Dazzle like Beckham
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
In Pictures: Duchess Kate's royal baby bump
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/14
Auction off Mykonos? It's not the uninhabited islands that two German MPs suggested Greece put on the market, but it is one of the country's top tourist destinations – where, by the way, about 2.5 million Germans sun themselves in Greece every year.
The Parthenon: Selling this one might be an unusual call, given that it was the temple devoted to the goddess Athena, whom Athenians saw as their protector and patron. Though it appears she hasn't offered much help of late. Newscom/File
The Theater at Epidaurus: The open-air theater was built around the mid-4th century B.C., and is considered one of the best preserved structures from the Classical period (it lay covered by earth for centuries, with excavation beginning in 1881). When someone speaks, everyone in the 14,000 seat space listens: it has near-perfect acoustics. Did we hear just a bid? Newscom/File
Sanctuary of Athena at Delphi: The site is home to a marble rotunda from the early 4th century B.C. The three columns, which were re-erected in 1938, are a favorite backdrop for tourists. $10 a photo? Newscom/File
Venus de Milo: She actually lives at the Louvre in Paris. But she has become something of an icon in the German-Greek dispute after a German magazine put an irreverent version of her on its cover. Newscom/File
Olympia: It’s the site of the ancient Olympic Games. Surely some athletes would be interested in purchasing the sanctuary. Newscom/File
Elgin Marbles: Not for sale – at least by Greece. The sculptures have long been a sore point between Greece and Britain, whose Earl of Elgin removed pieces from the Parthenon and other ancient sites in the early 19th century. The marbles have raised many questions about whether antiquities should be returned to their original home. Newscom/File
Old town Corfu: It’s located at the entrance to the Adriatic Sea and shows the influence of Venetians, who controlled the island for centuries. Newscom/File
Mount Athos: A World Heritage site, it’s home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries. Could the monks offer spiritual guidance? Newscom/File
Acropolis: The leftist Greek newspaper Eleftherotypia ran a photo of the ancient Greek site, built in the 5th century, with a “for sale” sign superimposed. We're waiting for an actual sign to go up. Newscom/File
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
In Pictures: The Israeli separation barrier: A West Bank wall
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/16
In Pictures: Dazzle like Beckham
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
In Pictures: Duchess Kate's royal baby bump
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/14
Russian prosecutors say that the Levada Center must register as a 'foreign agent' – a term synonymous with 'spy' in Russian – because 3 percent of its budget comes from abroad.
Russia's only independent polling agency, the Levada Center, may face closure after Russian prosecutors ordered it to register as a "foreign agent" – a term that's synonymous with "spy" in Russian – under a new law designed to clamp down on nongovernmental organizations that receive any amount of funding from abroad and engage in any form of activity that authorities deem political.
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