Jonathan Dimbleby, an accomplished British broadcaster, was by his frank admission in a state of considerable emotional turmoil when he travelled from the Arctic city of Murmansk to Vladivostok.

ECONOMIST: Russia

Abu Dhabi has been taking advantage of low prices and turmoil in the U.S. markets, making a series of through various state-backed funds.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The origins of the unrest lie both in the recent turmoil in Kyrgyzstani politics, and in the country's history as a former state of the Soviet Union.

ECONOMIST: Kyrgyzstan