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Lady Gaga Indonesia concert off after threats
JAKARTA - Pop diva Lady Gaga on Sunday cancelled her Indonesian concert with promoters saying the security threat was too serious after Islamic hardliners promised "chaos" if she entered the Muslim nation.Full article
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The butler did it... or did he? Italy media on Vatican leaks
As of 05/27/2012 7:34 PM
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican is hunting for the masterminds of leaks that have enraged the Holy See, with few believing the pope's arrested butler was behind the scandal, Italian media reported on Sunday. Full article
India PM seeks to heal bad blood on Myanmar visit
As of 05/27/2012 5:03 PM
SITTWE, Myanmar - In northwest Myanmar, where the Kaladan River flows out into the Bay of Bengal, the two giant arms of a half-built wharf enfold the estuarine mud with steel and concrete. Full article
Sweden wins Eurovision song contest
As of 05/27/2012 10:16 AM
BAKU - Sweden's Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan on Sunday before an international TV audience of 100 million, days after angering Azeri authorities by meeting rights activists critical of the host country's human rights record. Full article
New Jersey man charged in Etan Patz death after 33 years
As of 05/26/2012 7:26 AM
NEW YORK - A man who police say confessed to strangling Etan Patz was charged with second-degree murder on Friday, 33 years after the 6-year-old boy vanished from his New York neighborhood and soon changed the way the nation responds to missing children. Full article
Mexican mother arrested after son's eyes gouged out
As of 05/25/2012 10:16 AM
MEXICO CITY - A mother in Mexico has been arrested on suspicion of gouging out the eyes of her 5-year-old son during a ceremony. Full article
Japan tsunami bones to wash up in US: oceanographer
As of 05/25/2012 9:44 AM
LOS ANGELES - Shoes containing human bones from people killed by the 2011 Japanese tsunami are likely to begin washing up on the US West Coast later this year, an expert said Thursday. Full article
