Sakhalin Island, lying off the eastern coast of Siberia, is believed to hold 50 billion BOE of oil and gas.

FORBES: Shell Shocked

It has been lying on its side off the island of Giglio, on the coast of Tuscany, since it capsized a year ago with the loss of more than 30 lives.

BBC: Costa Concordia wreck to be removed by September

Regardless of whether Cuba's recent history will be shaped more by fear than affection for Fidel, one still marvels at the improbable ability of a poor Caribbean island lying just 90 miles off Key West to defy ten American presidents for half a century while under embargo.

ECONOMIST: Forest harmony