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Human ashes feature in paintings of Czech artist
PRAGUE — An exhibition of paintings containing human ashes by controversial Czech artist Roman Tyc has raised eyebrows after opening Tuesday in a gallery in Prague’s historic city centre. “When you’re six and your mum dies, you see her as a metal urn and know her only from photographs for…
Photos reveal party life of Kadhafi son
TRIPOLI — Photographs obtained by AFP in Libya reveal how Moamer Kadhafi’s son Hannibal and his lingerie model wife lived a high-flying party lifestyle during his father’s brutal rule. In the dozens of photographs, found on a laptop belonging to Kadhafi’s son and made available by former Libyan rebels to…
Ex-porn star aims to clean up Italian politics
ROME — Italy’s flamboyant ex-porn star and former politician Cicciolina plans to set up a new political party as the antithesis to her country’s corrupt politics, according to excerpts from an interview published Tuesday. “We want to set up an optimistic party of the future. Enough with these parties of…
French police round up Roma ahead of vote
MARSEILLE, France — French police on Tuesday rounded up more than 160 members of the Roma minority from a camp in Marseille, sparking the ire of rights groups some six months ahead of presidential elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to make security a central theme of his re-election campaign…
Iranian admiral threatens to send ‘powerful presence’ near U.S. east coast
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran raised the prospect on Tuesday of sending military ships close to the United States’ Atlantic coast, in what would be a major escalation of tensions between the long-standing adversaries. “Like the arrogant powers that are present near our marine borders, we will also have a powerful…
Sony uniting strengths at online network
Sony on Tuesday rolled out a new way to explore online video as the Japanese entertainment titan battles to be the preferred Internet venue for games, music, films and television. Video Unlimited software available for Sony PlayStation 3 consoles in the United States and Canada follows up on the company’s…
U.S. consumer confidence remains dark: survey
US consumer confidence remained near its lowest level in two years in September, a key survey showed Tuesday, as politicians continued to battle over how to boost the economy and add jobs. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index edged up just slightly from its August level of 45.2, to 45.4.…
Lawyer mocks Amanda Knox dominatrix image
Amanda Knox is no “Venus in Furs”, one of the defence lawyers at the American’s ongoing appeal trial in Italy against her conviction for murdering British student Meredith Kercher said on Tuesday. In a passionate courtroom outburst, Giulia Bongiorno — the lawyer for Knox’s former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito who is…
Israel approves 1,100 more settlement homes
(Reuters) – Israel approved on Tuesday the construction of 1,100 homes for Jews on annexed land in the West Bank, a move that will complicate international efforts to renew peace talks and defuse a crisis over a Palestinian statehood bid at the United Nations. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas applied at…
BAE Systems to cut nearly 3,000 jobs
Arms manufacturer BAE Systems on Tuesday said it plans to axe almost 3,000 jobs in Britain, mainly at its military aircraft division, as governments slash their defence budgets. “Our customers are facing huge pressures on their defence budgets and affordability has become an increasing priority,” BAE Systems chief executive Ian…
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