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[23 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
Duchess of York Apologizes for Selling Access to the Duke of York

Sarah, Duchess of York was recorded making a deal to introduce an undercover reporter to her former husband Prince Andrew, the current Duke of York. She later apologized for the incident.

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[22 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
France Taps Interpol to Track Stolen Paintings

France has reportedly sought the Interpol’s assistance in going after thieves who carted away $125 million worth of paintings, including work by famous artists Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, from a Paris museum.

Entertainment, World News »

[22 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
Madonna Condemns Malawi Gay Conviction

Madonna, who has adopted two children from the African nation, said Malawi’s sentencing of a gay couple to 14 years in prison was “shocking.”

Science, World News »

[22 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
Catholic Church Reburies “Heretic” Copernicus as Hero

500 years since Copernicus’ death, the same Church that condemned the astronomer for his revolutionary views about the universe has decided that he was a hero rather than a heretic.

US News, World News »

[22 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
American Teener is Youngest to Reach Mt. Everest Summit

Jordan Romero summited Mount Everest on Saturday, completing the 8,850-meter climb three years younger than the previous record holder, Nepal’s Temba Tsheri, who was 16 when he conquered Everest in 2001.

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[22 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
Air India Plane Crashes, 158 Dead

The Air India Express Boeing 737-800 aircraft caught fire and split in two after over shooting a runway and hitting a forest that surrounds the Mangalore airport.

Headline, World News »

[20 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
North Korea Denies Sinking South’s Ship, Warns of War

In a press conference, a North Korean official flatly denied that the country had any thing to do with the sinking of the Cheonan, which was ripped by a powerful blast on March 26, killing 46 South Korean sailors.

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[20 May 2010 | One Comment | ]
Picasso, Matisse artworks stolen from Paris museum (video)

Five masterpieces by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Amadeo Modigliani and others worth more than $120 million have been stolen from a Paris museum, French officials said.

Headline, World News »

[19 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
Bangkok Buildings Burn as Troops Drive Out Protesters

Retreating Thai Red Shirts burned buildings in the Bangkok central business district, as government troops launched one final attack to end the political crisis that has crippled Thailand’s capital city over the last three months.

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[19 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
ATM Inventor Dies

John Shepherd-Barron, who got the idea of a cash machine from a chocolate bar dispenser, died from a short illness, funeral director Alasdair Rhind said.

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