Impersonation of Serena Williams was 'racist'

CAROLINE Wozniacki has shocked fans by performing what is being called a "racist" impersonation of Serena Williams. 
 
During an exhibition match against Maria Sharapova in Brazil, Wozniacki stuffed her chest and skirt with padding and pranced out onto the court, inciting laughter from the crowd.
She said at a press conference later that day that she was poking fun at her friend and fellow tennis player, Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.

"I really love the crowd here, they're open and they have a lot of fun," Wozniaki, 22, told reporters.
While some members of the crowd lapped up the performance, others are calling the Dane's performance a "racist" attack.

One blogger on Tumblr posted: "...this isn’t 'harmless fun' as one article described it. its racist. out and outright racism. mocking and making fun of the bodies of black women for a laugh? real funny, stupid white girl. real real funny."

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NORTH KOREA LAUNCHES ROCKET OVER JAPAN

NORTH Korea has carried out a widely criticised rocket launch, seen by many in the international community as a disguised ballistic missile test, just days before the first anniversary of the death of Kim Jong-il. 
 
North Korea confirmed that it had launched a long-range rocket, saying it had succeeded in its mission of placing a satellite in orbit, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
"The launch of the second version of our Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite from the Sohae Space Centre... on December 12 was successful,'' KCNA said "The satellite has entered the orbit as planned,'' it added.

The New York Times said the launch demonstrated that new leader Kim Jong-un was pressing ahead to master the technology needed to deliver a nuclear warhead on intercontinental ballistic missiles,

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Obama says U.S. will recognize Syrian opposition

WASHINGTON — President Obama announced on Tuesday that he was recognizing the new Syrian opposition council as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people, tightening U.S. ties to the group as Syrian President Bashar Assad's grip on power appears to be slipping.

Obama, who announced the move in an interview with ABC News, made the decision ahead of an international conference on the crisis scheduled to start on Wednesday in Morocco.

"We have made the decision that the Syrian opposition coalition is now inclusive enough, is reflective and representative enough of the Syrian population that we consider them the legitimate representatives of the Syrian people in opposition to the Assad regime," Obama said.

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