Tag: 2012

Among those stars who performed in Istanbul were Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Leonard Cohen. Turkey's north-western province of Istanbul hosted world stars in 2012. Among those stars who performed in Istanbul were Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, ...

Wickedly withering words from famous names including Madonna, Barack Obama and Karl Lagerfeld. January "Welcome to Twitter... @RupertMurdoch. I've left you a Happy New Year message on my voicemail!" John ...

71. RAND PAUL For telling America to come home. Senator | Washington In the years since the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, the Republican Party's base has grown increasingly wary ...

51. NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA For showing Africa how to break the resource curse. Finance minister | Nigeria As a candidate in this year's unusually public race for the World Bank presidency, ...

The world is rushing towards the new year, with rapid steps. Neither the issues encountered in diplomatic relations, dichotomies nor the contradictions can slow down the desire to move into ...

41. SIMA SAMAR For defending Afghanistan's women, even as the world looks away. Chair, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission | Afghanistan Many lament the plight of women in Afghanistan -- ...

View the entire collection of winning images from the 55th World Press Photo Contest. The winners were selected from over 100,000 images submitted to the contest.  

Miss USA, 20-year-old Olivia Culpo was crowned Miss Universe for the first time in more than a decade. Culpo won the title from 88 other contestants from six continents at ...

21. GEORGE SOROS For telling Europe the ugly truth. Philanthropist, investor | New York As Europe's crisis rages on, don't expect reassurance about the future of global capitalism from this ...

11. JAMES HANSEN For sounding the alarm on climate change, early and often. Director, Goddard Institute for Space Studies | New York "Global warming isn't a prediction. It is happening," ...