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Royal Swedish Wedding
Guests at the wedding of Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and her former fitness instructor, Daniel Westling, Saturday will receive as gifts cups and plates from a porcelain company in Tangshan, in China’s Hebei province, said a report in Chinese media.
According to a Tangshan Hengrui Ceramic Company Ltd. official who [...]
War in Kyrgyzstan
When the five former Soviet republics of central Asia gained their independence with the breakup of the USSR, there were hopes that Kyrgyzstan might achieve a semblance of responsible rule.
This small country of 5.5 million people had a relatively developed civil society and free press. Such hopes were dashed under President [...]
Colombian con man pleads guilty in Vt. border case
MONTPELIER, Vt. — A Colombian-born convicted con man whose serial swindling earned him international infamy says he’s guilty — of a border-crossing violation.
Thirty-three-year-old Juan Carlos Guzman-Betancourt was caught at the U.S.-Canada border last September. On Wednesday, he pleaded guilty in Vermont to illegally entering the U.S.
British prosecutors and police have [...]
Queen Noor of Jordan
Queen Noor of Jordan fulfilled the dreams of many young women around the world – she grew up and married a king.
Also known by her birth name, Lisa Najeeb Halaby, became Queen Noor when she married the late King Hussein of Jordan.
Born in Washington D.C. her father, Najeeb Halaby, was a high ranking [...]
Israeli attack on Gaza aid flotilla outrages world
The predawn Israeli naval forces attack against international aid convoy Gaza Freedom Flotilla, in which 20 activists on the board were killed and more than 30 wounded, outraged Arab and world countries.
Robert Serry, UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, and Filippo Grandi, commissioner-general of the [...]
