Russia's leaders are counting on the 2014 Winter Games to boost national pride and international prestige.

WSJ: Social Media

The book's bicentenary is being marked throughout the year with a series of events, starting with an international "Pride and Prejudice Readathon" at the Jane Austen Centre in Bath on Monday, and including exhibitions and an outdoor theater production in London.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

"The rainbow flag is an international symbol of pride and we wanted the town filled with rainbow flags, " said Michelle Savage, secretary of the pride collective.

BBC: Norfolk - Norwich's first gay pride event

The key to eliciting proactive service was a goal-oriented approach that connected pride in service and the achievement of international service awards.

CNN: Paths to Top Service

The international jury of the prize noted the pride of place he has given Arab cultural events in the programme of the Maison des cultures du monde.

UNESCO: CULTURE

The city's annual summer festivals are not limited solely to the Bare Buns Run, and include Pride Week (early August), western Canada's largest gay pride parade, MusicFest Vancouver (two weeks early August), an international music festival that hosts a free city-centre outdoor stage, and the Bard on the Beach festival (June-September), which sees the work of Shakespeare performed beside the water in a cheerful series of red-and-white circus tents.

BBC: Vancouver: Land of the lotus-eaters

All 5ft 3ins of Brian Flynn will be bursting with pride at being honoured with the Wales' caretaker managerial role as he is given the opportunity of building international success on the foundations he created.

BBC: Brian Flynn - the small man in Wales' big job