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MONTE CARLO - Serbia's tennis player Viktor Troicki failed to reach the third round at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday, after losing to John Isner of the U.S. 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5).

Serbia's second best player did not have a proper response to Isner's serve, and did not manage to make a single break.

Olympic gold medallist Yuzuru Hanyu will carry Japan's hopes into the ISU World Team Trophy in Tokyo this week, determined to bounce back in front of home fans after an injury-plagued season.
      

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And while it is true that attractiveness is subjective, there are certain scientific ways to determine which nationalities are more "pleasing to the eye".

One dating website in particular thinks that beauty can be measured. BeautifulPeople.com accepts daters based on their perceived attractiveness, as rated by the site's users.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has accused Pope Francis of ?joining the conspiracy? of an ?evil front? targeting Turkey?s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), after the pontiff referred to the killings of Ottoman Armenians in 1915 as ?the first genocide of the 20th century.?

US President Barack Obama announced in Congress on Tuesday that he intends to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.

This move will be an important step towards restoring diplomatic relations between the two countries, which have been characterised by hostility in the past five decades.

French President Francois Hollande has said he would like to see French companies fully engaged in the process of diversification of Bulgaria's energy supplies.

Speaking after a meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in Paris on Tuesday, Hollande said he and French Prime Minister Manuel Valls would be willing to see Electricite de France (EDF) being present in Bulgaria.

Moody?s said on Monday that a Brussels probe into deferred tax assets would constitute a credit negative event for Greek banks, as they may be deemed to have received state subsidies through a system that allowed them to defer tax payments from loss-making years to profit-making ones.

Two hearing impaired Turkish students and one teacher were drowned on April 13 in the Spanish resort of Marbella, where they had been involved in an education program.

?akir Çelik, 19, Serdar Fidan, 18, and computer teacher Ümit Nalbant, 30, were drowned at sea, while 17-year-old student Hur?it Özbay was rescued by lifeguards at the last minute. 

The situation in Greece is of concern and a Greek default may have a contagion effect, European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot said.

Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Tasia Christodoulopoulou on Tuesday said that Greece can expect up to 100,000 migrants to cross its borders in 2015, adding that the government is drafting emergency measures to brace for the influx.