Topic: Monaco

Saving Money 13 best, cheapest, and weirdest travel destinations of 2013

Decide where to take your next vacation with this compilation of "best of" travel destinations for the coming year, from Amsterdam to New Zealand. 

Energy Voices Enbridge set to invest $6.28 billion in oil pipeline

Energy firm Enbridge has announced it will go ahead with its investment of $6.28 billion in expanding the system of pipelines that transport crude from locations in Canada and the United States around North America, according to Consumer Energy Report.

Olympics track & field: 5 athletes to watch

With 49 different events from the women's 3000-meter steeplechase to the men's shot put, track and field has far more than five athletes to watch, but here are some of the most-watched.

Usain Bolt: Still the world's fastest man?

Usain Bolt lost two races to fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake this weekend. Can Usain Bolt regain his stride in time to win at the London Olympics?

Germany tries to convince Swiss banks to play by its rules

Germany and Switzerland signed a treaty today in which Switzerland agreed to impose taxes on Germans' secret accounts in Swiss banks, but the deal still falls short of the transparency Germany wants. 

Behind the mask of Kim Dotcom

Now on house arrest in New Zealand, Megaupload creator Kim Dotcom awaits trial – all while prosecutors fight to bring him to the US. Looking back at Dotcom's exorbitant lifestyle and willingness to break the rules, it's no surprise that he's made so many enemies.

Charlene Wittstock, Prince Albert married in Monaco

Charlene Wittstock succeeds Hollywood beauty Grace Kelly, who wed Albert's father Prince Rainier III in 1956 and died in a car accident nearly three decades ago.
07/01/2011 01:03 pm

In Pictures Monaco's royal wedding

Global News Blog Prince Albert of Monaco prepares to wed, despite rumors to contrary

Prince Albert's wedding has Monaco residents hoping the glamorous nuptials and festivities will restore some of the shine the city lost during the global financial crisis.
06/30/2011 01:00 pm

New US sanctions target Iran's refined petroleum imports for first time

Analysts say the new US sanctions – seen as a move to weaken Iran's economy – are the Obama administration's response to critics in Congress who say the US has been slow to get tough.
05/24/2011 10:03 pm

Pippa Middleton receives unwanted attention from paparazzi

Pippa Middleton won widespread praise for her Alexander McQueen dress at the royal wedding, but it's what she wore before the wedding that has the paparazzi clamoring for more and the royal family asking for legal intervention.
05/12/2011 01:30 am

Global News Blog On eve of Prince William wedding, some (former) aristocrats critique the royal mystique

Instead of having the working class beat up on royals, the German newspaper Der Freitag asked former royalty to weigh in on Prince William's wedding.
04/28/2011 12:16 pm

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Global sports trade: athletes hurdle national borders for a better life

Runner Mohamed Marhum left behind poverty in Morocco to become a gold medal hopeful for Spain in the 2012 Olympics. The global sports trade is drawing more scrutiny as athletes trade talent for naturalization.
04/08/2011 09:30 am

A thoroughly modern opera: Robots enter a new frontier

Tod Machover's futuristic opera, 'Death and the Powers,' features robots and puts technology in the leading role.
03/04/2011 04:42 pm

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Stefan Karlsson Estonia embraces euros

On Jan. 1, 2011, Estonia becomes the 17th euro country. What does this mean for the former Soviet republic – and for the euro?
12/31/2010 05:00 pm

Heartbreaker: movie review

In the chic French comedy 'Heartbreaker,' a father hires a professional to bust up the impending nuptials of his daughter.
09/10/2010 07:35 pm

Putin croons like Sinatra: Top 7 marquee moments

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin thrives on feats of daring-do. In the past decade, he has taken controls of a nuclear submarine, flown an Su-25 fighter plane, co-piloted a Tu-160 supersonic bomber, and tracked endangered whales in the Sea of Japan. But he's also shown off a gentler side, like with his crooning of the song 'Blueberry Hill' at a charity dinner. Here are some of his recent adventures.
08/26/2010 03:38 pm

Global News Blog Jon Stewart on WikiLeaks: 'One of the chief financial contributors to our enemy is us?'

Daily Show host Jon Stewart and Newsweek international editor Fareed Zakaria sparred off over the importance of WikiLeaks' release of classified US documents. Stewart was outraged; Zakaria was unimpressed.
07/30/2010 09:59 am

Prince Albert of Monaco wedding set for July 2011

Prince Albert of Monaco will tie the knot with his future bride in July 2011.
07/22/2010 12:39 pm

Gallery Royal families: Europe's last monarchies

Charlene Wittstock and Monaco's Prince Albert see summer 2011 wedding

Charlene Wittstock, a former Olympic swimmer from South Africa, will marry Monaco's Prince Albert in the summer of 2011.
06/24/2010 05:25 pm

Prince Albert of Monaco engaged to be married to swimmer Charlene Wittstock

Prince Albert of Monaco is engaged to former Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittsock of South Africa.
06/23/2010 01:56 pm