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Ancient DNA Found Hidden Below Sea Floor

| Posted 05.08.2013 | Science

By Traci Watson In the middle of the South Atlantic, there's a patch of sea almost devoid of life. There are no birds, few fish, not even much plan...

The Power of a Woman's Work

Melis Figanmese | Posted 04.25.2013 | Impact
Melis Figanmese

When a woman has the chance to work and earn her own money, the outcome is outstanding. Not only will that woman lift herself and her family out of poverty, but her pride and confidence will skyrocket.

PHOTOS: Sochi Becomes A Winter Destination

Posted 02.04.2013 | Travel

With a little over a year to go before the Winter Olympics begin in Sochi, the Black Sea resort is still covered in scaffolding and construction equip...

Ancient Fortress Yields Two Hoards Of Buried Treasure

Posted 01.11.2013 | Science

By: Owen Jarus, LiveScience Contributor Published: 01/10/2013 10:14 AM EST on LiveScience Residents of a town under siege by the Roman army about 2...

Divers 'Rescue' Blow-Up Sex Doll

Reuters | Posted 11.23.2012 | World

ISTANBUL, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Turkish rescue workers retrieved an inflatable sex doll from the Black Sea after police were notified by panicked resi...

A Game of Georgian Chicken

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 11.20.2012 | World
Lincoln Mitchell

Currently, with major parliamentary elections less than two weeks away, the Georgian government is playing game of chicken. It consists of a challenge from the Georgian government to the West to see who will blink first.

Georgia's Black Sea Playground

Tara Isabella Burton | Posted 10.23.2012 | Travel
Tara Isabella Burton

Ever-strange, often invigorating, Batumi's curious charm makes it an ideal seaside destination for travelers in search of the decidedly unconventional.

WATCH: Brilliantly Glowing Jellyfish Terrorize European Waters

| Posted 06.07.2012 | Science

By Mark Fischetti [Click here for original article] Soon enough this coming summer we’ll hear warnings about jellyfish swarms along certain beac...

Russia Warns U.S. Over Warship

AP | Posted 08.12.2011 | World

MOSCOW -- Russia is voicing concern about a U.S. warship now just off its shores in the Black Sea. The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey, which is ...

Amazing Photographs Of Crimea, The 'Jewel Of Two Crowns'

Posted 05.25.2011 | World

The April issue of National Geographic takes an in-depth look at Crimea. As writer Cathy Newman discovers, the beautiful peninsula may be a tourists' ...

Romanian President Accused Of Assaulting Lawyer

Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Romanian President Traian Basescu is facing assault charges after a dinner altercation in which he allegedly slapped an associate, the Telegraph is re...

Undersea River DISCOVERED In Black Sea In Eastern Europe

Telegraph | Richard Gray, Science Correspondent | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Researchers working in the Black Sea have found currents of water 350 times greater than the River Thames flowing along the sea bed, carving out chann...

Sex Slave Industry Thrives In Ukraine's Odessa (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | World

The Ukrainian city of Odessa is best known throughout Europe for its sun-drenched beaches and high-end spas. Yet according to a new report, the city's...

Ghosts of Sevastopol

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Eric Margolis

Glory, tragedy, disaster. An army of ghosts haunt this great naval base that commands the Crimea and surrounding Black Sea. It is the site of two of history's greatest sieges.

Rumors Of The Next Cold War

Judah Freed | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Judah Freed

No matter how subtly the conquest happens, Russian control of Georgia would amount to an historic shift in the balance of power -- especially as long as the world economy is fueled by oil.

Georgia on My Mind

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

In the annals of U.S.-Russian relations, Secretary of State Rice has proven once again to be not up to the task at effectively managing the one area of foreign policy that is her principal area of expertise -- U.S.-Russian relations.