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Pippa Middleton's racy party photos cause a stir

Apr 18, 2012

Pippa Middleton arrives at a wedding in St Michael's Church in Alnwick, England, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011 (AP)The Parisian costume party featured a man in a dog collar, a dwarf, a nearly naked nun _ and a rather well known guest named Pippa Middleton, younger sister of the Duchess of Cambridge.Middleton, 28, was in the headlines Tuesday, with photographs of her appearance at a friend's decadent bi
Mother shot dead, newborn taken in Texas

Apr 18, 2012

A newborn boy was abducted from his screaming mother after she was repeatedly shot outside a Texas medical center Tuesday, and the suspected shooter sped off with the infant in a blood-stained Lexus, investigators said.Montgomery County sheriff's officials said the mother, 28-year-old Kayla Marie Golden, was killed.Golden was walking to her truck after a checkup with her 3-day-old son, Keegan, whe
'Poison' scare at Afghan girls' school

Apr 18, 2012

More than 100 Afghan schoolgirls were taken to hospital Tuesday after drinking water believed to have been poisoned by opponents of education for girls, an official said.Afghan girls walk home from school in Kunduz in this undated photo. (AFP)"I think some radical elements who oppose girls going to school are behind this act," said district governor Mohammad Hussain, adding that police were lookin
Police arrest 'Facebook fugitive’

Apr 18, 2012

A Washington State fugitive who described his escape from police on Facebook is now in custody. In the end, Travis Nicolaysen decided to go quietly. Port Angeles police surrounded a house there Monday after getting a tip he was in the basement, the Peninsula Daily News reported. "He basically came up from the basement and surrendered," Deputy Police Chief Brian Smith said.Nicolaysen's Facebook pos
Italian museum starts burning artworks in anti-cuts protest

Apr 18, 2012

An Italian museum on Tuesday began burning its collection of contemporary artworks in a singular protest against harsh budget cuts that have left many cultural institutions out of pocket.The Casoria Contemporary Art Museum near Naples held a bonfire in its grounds for the first torching of a painting by French artist Severine Bourguignon, who was in favour of the protest and followed it on Skype.M
Jin to head Academy of Korean Studies

Apr 17, 2012

Former Finance Minister Jin Nyum has been appointed the new director of the Academy of Korean Studies, the state-run research and educational institute announced Monday.Jin, who served as the deputy prime minister and minister of economy and finance from 2001 to 2002, worked as one of the senior advisers to Samjong KPMG — one of the country’s largest accounting firms — and a chair professor at Chonbuk National University, prior to being appointed as the new director of the AKS. A graduate of Seo
German writer Grass admitted to hospital

Apr 17, 2012

BERLIN (AP) ― Nobel literature laureate Guenter Grass has been admitted to a hospital in Germany, days after his poem criticizing Israel triggered a storm of controversy.German news agency dapd reported that a Hamburg hospital confirmed the 84-year-old was being treated but gave no details.In his poem “What Must Be Said,” published April 4, Grass criticized what he called Western hypocrisy over Israel’s nuclear program and labeled the country a threat to “already fragile world peace” over its st
Haqqani militants behind Afghan ...attack: Pentagon

Apr 17, 2012

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The Pentagon said Monday a major attack on Afghan government buildings, military bases and foreign embassies was likely carried out by Haqqani militants who operate from sanctuaries in neighboring Pakistan.“Initial indications are that the Haqqani network was involved in this set of attacks that occurred yesterday in Kabul,” press secretary George Little said of Sunday’s assault.The 18-hour attack was “well-coordinated,” but Afghan security forces “did a very effective job” in
Berlusconi hired strippers in nun, Ronaldinho gear

Apr 17, 2012

ROME (AFP) ― Girls in nun costumes and one wearing a mask of footballer Ronaldinho stripped for Silvio Berlusconi, a witness said Monday at the former Italian premier’s trial for having sex with an underage prostitute.Model Imane Fadil said the first time she went to a party she was given 2,000 euros ($2,600) in cash by Berlusconi, who told her: “Don’t be offended.”That night she said she saw two young women in nun costumes with “black tunics, white veils and crosses” stripping in front of the t
Sleepy Air Canada pilot dives plane; 16 injured

Apr 17, 2012

A sleepy Air Canada pilot who mistakenly believed his jet was about to crash into a U.S. military plane forced a sudden dive that caused 16 injuries among passengers and crew on a transatlantic flight, a report says. The Transportation Safety Board report released Monday describes the 46 seconds in which the plane dived and lurched back up during an overnight Air Canada flight from Toronto to Zuri
Argentine leader moves to nationalize oil company

Apr 17, 2012

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- In a bold move to gain control of Argentina's energy reserves, President Cristina Fernandez pushed forward a bill to renationalize the country's largest oil company on Monday despite fierce criticism from abroad and the risk of a major rift with Spain.In a national address, Fernandez said the legislation put to congress would give Argentina a majority stake in oil a
15 hurt in Virgin Atlantic emergency landing

Apr 17, 2012

LONDON (AP) ― A Virgin Atlantic Airways plane flying from Britain to Florida returned to Gatwick Airport for an emergency landing Monday, forcing more than 300 people to evacuate the plane using slides. Fifteen people were taken to the hospital with injuries, ambulance officials said.Fire officials said there were reports of a small fire on the plane, an Airbus A330-300, and it flew back to Gatwick about two hours into the flight.“Due to a technical problem, the captain decided as a precautionar
Trial opens for alleged New York bomb plotter

Apr 17, 2012

The high-profile trial began Monday of a man accused of being part of a New York trio that was only “days” from launching suicide bombs in the city‘s crowded subway to take revenge for the U.S. war in Afghanistan.The trial in Brooklyn features New York immigrant Muslims who became radicalized in the feverish post-9/11 atmosphere and allegedly became homegrown terrorists with a plan to cause carnage in America’s biggest city.Federal prosecutor James Loonam opened by pointing across the courtroom
Pippa Middleton caught in gun photo flap

Apr 17, 2012

British Prince William's sister-in-law, Pippa Middleton, was photographed in a car in Paris as a male friend allegedly waved a gun at paparazzi, police said.The Sun newspaper in London said Middleton was with three male companions in an Audi convertible when the driver took out the alleged weapon and pointed it at a French photographer following them.The Paris Judicial Police are investigating the
As ice cap melts, militaries vie for Arctic edge

Apr 17, 2012

In this March 19, 2011 photo released by the U.S. Navy, crew members look out from the USS Connecticut, a Sea Wolf-class nuclear submarine, after it surfaced through ice in the Arctic Ocean. (AP)To the world’s military leaders, the debate over climate change is long over. They are preparing for a new kind of Cold War in the Arctic, anticipating that rising temperatures there will open up a treasur