The Mediterranean Blog

Readers taking part in the next Word Target series could win a four-night tour and three-night cruise aboard the Ocean Dream thanks to the game's sponsor, Mondial. via The Times

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia : Slovenia's Cabinet asked parliament Thursday to recognize Kosovo, launching a process that could make it the first ex-Yugoslav nation to do so. via International Herald Tribune

"I know if you had asked me 20 years ago if I'd be where I am today, I never thought I would be an immigrant"

Only about 9 miles separate Morocco from Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar. Laila Lalami's book Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits opens with Murad, a tourist guide in Morocco, looking longingly across the ... via Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

"Since the euro was introduced"

Madama Butterfly at the Vienna State Opera too pricey? Avid operaphiles might want to head to Ukraine for a just-as-magical yet much cheaper experience at the Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater. via USA Today

"The announcement of the annulment of the Algerian contract is the first major scandal in Russia's military-technical cooperation with foreign states"

MOSCOW: The presidents of Russia and Algeria, two of the biggest natural gas suppliers to Europe, met to discuss energy ties in the Kremlin on Tuesday amid a drive to create an energy cartel similar to the ... via The Daily Star

"There will be more people from India and China traveling to Eastern Europe over the next five years"

"Madama Butterfly" at the Vienna State Opera too pricey? Avid operaphiles might want to head to Ukraine for a just-as-magical yet much cheaper experience at the Odessa Opera Ballet and Theater. via Forbes.com