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Christie's auction breaks record for living artist

Mnet — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:01:47 +0100

Painting by British artist, Lucien Freud, sells for more than $30 million
at Christie's, New York.

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Eight records were broken at Christie's auction house on ...

Austrian man admits killing five members of his own family

Mnet — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:41:24 +0100

An 39-year-old Austrian man has admitted murdering five members of his own
family, including his wife and daughter.

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Police in the Austrian capital Vienna say a man ...

Wedding bells for Bush's daughter Jenna draw near

Mnet — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:24:48 +0100

President George W. Bush and family get ready for daughter Jenna's wedding
in Texas.

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President George W. Bush has been trying to cajole North Korea to
give up its nuclear weapons and tamp ...

Newark cabbie rewarded with musical performance for returning 4 million U.S. dollar violin

Mnet — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:34:10 +0100

Grammy nominee Philippe Quint performs for Mohammed Khalil and other Newark
taxi drivers in gratitude for returning his estimated 4 million U.S. dollar
"Ex-Keisewetter" violin

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Abused family considering damages claim against father, says lawyer

Mnet — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:25:30 +0100

Elisabeth Fritzl and her children may seek financial damages from the
father who kept them locked in a cellar says their lawyer.

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The Austrian family abused by their ...

Highest Ranking Veteran in Congress Calls for Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Mnet — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:17:58 +0100

Philadelphia Congressman Among 17 Veterans Co-Sponsoring Repeal Legislation

WASHINGTON, May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Joe Sestak (D-PA), the highest ranking military veteran in Congress, on Saturday urged fellow lawmakers to join him in repealing the ...

Obama faces big tests in North Carolina and Indiana

Mnet — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:59:31 +0100

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are making their final appeals to voters
before the crucial North Carolina and Indiana primaries that will help
determine whether Obama has survived a rough patch and can finally defeat...

Myanmar believes at least 13,000 dead, missing from cyclone

Mnet — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:50:53 +0100

Myanmar's military junta believes a devastating cyclone has killed at least
10,000 people and agrees to accept international assistance, as the country's
prime minister, General Thein Sein, visits some of those affected.

MYANMAR (MAY 5, ...

NEWSWEEK: Media Lead Sheet/May 12, 2008 Issue

Mnet — Mon, 05 May 2008 07:34:58 +0100

(on newsstands Monday, May 5, 2008)

COVER: "The Post-American World" (p. 24). Newsweek International Editor Fareed Zakaria, in an excerpt from his forthcoming book, "The Post-American World," writes that in America "we are still debating ...

NEWSWEEK International Editions: Highlights and Exclusives, May 12, 2008

Mnet — Mon, 05 May 2008 07:33:41 +0100

COVER: The Post-American World (All overseas editions). In an excerpt from his forthcoming book, "The Post-American World," Newsweek International Editor Fareed Zakaria writes that there are many reasons for Americans to be pessimistic these days. ...

NEWSWEEK Cover: Book Excerpt - 'The Post-American World'

Mnet — Sun, 04 May 2008 18:03:12 +0100

By Fareed Zakaria In Every Aspect of Life, Patterns of the Past Are Being Scrambled, 'And - for the First in Living Memory - the United States Does not Seem to be Leading the

Charge' ...

Rice meets Abbas in West Bank while violence in Gaza continues

Mnet — Sun, 04 May 2008 16:16:31 +0100

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meets with Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank. In Gaza Israeli forces killed a Palestinian
man during a raid into the Hamas-controlled strip.

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK (MAY ...

Boris Johnson signs in as Mayor elect of London

Mnet — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:01:01 +0100

Conservative party member Boris Johnson officially signs in as Mayor elect
of London after defeating Ken Livingstone. 

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BORIS JOHNSON, MAYOR ELECT OF LONDON SAYED:
    "Fantastic very, very ...

Mayor elect of London calls for unity after victory

Mnet — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:57:49 +0100

Mayor elect of London Boris Johnson in a speech at City Hall vows to fight
crime in London and calls for unity after defeating Ken Livingstone. 

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Boris ...

Suspect's lawyer speaks out one year on from Madeleine's dissapearance

Mnet — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:26:59 +0100

A Portuguese lawyer defending Robert Murat, a formal suspect in the
Madeleine McCann case, insists that Murat never met Kate and Gerry McCann
before their daughter disappeared.

PRAIA DA LUZ, PORTUGAL (MAY 2, 2008) REUTERS ...

Signififcant conservative gains against Labour in British local elections

Mnet — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:11:28 +0100

Conservatives makes strong gains against the ruling Labour Party in local
elections seen by analysts as presenting a damning verdict on Prime Minister
Gordon Brown's first year in power.

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Britain's ...

Senator Barack Obama strongly dencounces former pastor

Mnet — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:23:15 +0100

Obama distances himself further from controversial minister.

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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama denounced his former
pastor in his strongest language to date on Tuesday (April ...

Massive diamond for sale

Mnet — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:50:50 +0100

A tiara fit for a princess, but some worry jewel sales may slow down in
coming months due to a weakening global economy.

The diamond is so thick it can't be set in a pendant ...

Bush seeks game show help on federal budget

Mnet — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:48:30 +0100

U.S. President George W. Bush offers Iraq veteran game show contestant good
luck.

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U.S. President George W. Bush, making a highly unusual appearance on...

Clinton, Obama increase attacks as Pennsylvania Primary nears

Mnet — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:28:05 +0100

Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama roll out new commercials
attacking one another in preparation for a close fight in Tuesday's
Pennsylvania primary.

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With two days to ...

Former matron at Oprah Winfrey girls school appears in court

Mnet — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:17:20 +0100

Court trial of school matron from Oprah Winfrey academy postponed for
second time.

SEBOKENG, SOUTH OF JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

The trial of Virginia Mokgobo, a 27-year old former dormitory matron
from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership ...

The Martyr Factory

Mnet — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:51:28 +0100

Why One Libyan Town Became a Pipeline For Suicide Bombers in Iraq

High Percentage of Foreign Fighters in Iraq Coming From Libya; Family Members Speak of Young Men With Bleak Lives, Searching for Redemption,

Driven ...

Woman with a million dollar image

Mnet — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:04:18 +0100

Tilley first sat for the renowned British artist Lucien Freud more than 10
years ago and was paid just 20 pounds (UK sterling) per sitting. The painting
is due to be auctioned on May 13 ...

Book saves Salman Rushdie from "wrecked" private life

Mnet — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:01:13 +0100

British author Salman Rushdie says writing a new novel saved him from the
"wreckage" of his divorce last year from fourth wife Padma
Lakshmi.

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"The Enchantress ...

Virigina Tech remembers its dead one year after the shooting

Mnet — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:58:54 +0100

As the first anniversary of the worst campus shooting in U.S. history
approaches, Americans prepare to remember the 32 victims with memorials across
the country.

BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES (APRIL 18, 2007) REUTERS--

The U.S. ...

Pope arrives in U.S., says ashamed by sex abuse

Mnet — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:57:36 +0100

Pope Benedict arrives in Washington for his first papal visit to the United
States after declaring himself "deeply ashamed" by a sexual abuse
scandal tarnishing the Roman Catholic Church's image here.

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Talks on Iran's nuclear programme show little progress

Mnet — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:45:51 +0100

Talks between six world powers in China on how to curb Iran's nuclear
ambitions end without resolution.

SHANGHAI, CHINA (APRIL 16, 2008) REUTERS-

Talks between six world powers on whether to offer stronger
incentives to ...

Marilyn Monroe sex tape sold

Mnet — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:39:15 +0100

Monroe was rumored to have had an affair with U.S. President John F.
Kennedy, and Morgan said then FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, a Kennedy rival,
went to great lengths to try to prove it ...

Mayoral fight gets green and dirty

Mnet — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:37:37 +0100

With one eye on the green vote, the main candidates have been promoting
their ecological credentials at a Reuters newsmaker event in London. Reporter
Darcy Lambton has more.

The finishing line is almost in sight ...

Obama defends controversial remarks

Mnet — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:42:50 +0100

Barack Obama defends his "bitter" comments as Hillary Clinton
continues to claim Obama "doesn't get it" at a manufacturing forum
in Pennsylvania.

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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack ...