HELSINKI – Thousands of passengers have been stranded across Scandinavia as a strike by pilots of Norwegian Air Shuttle continued for a fifth day. Norwegian CEO Bjoern Kjos says it’s “terribly tragic” that 35,000 air travelers were being hit by the strike after several rounds of talks with pilots’ representatives …
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CAIRO – A statement from Benghazi-based extremist Islamic militant group Ansar al-Shariah says its leader Mohammed al-Zahawi has been killed. The statement, posted on the group’s official Twitter account Saturday, gave no details about how or when al-Zahawi was killed. It gave condolences and vowed to take revenge and “shake …
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Patrick Swayze|Liz Smith|Lola, Suzy and Lestat Swayze Will Salsa Back in Dirty Dancing 2 It’s official:Patrick Swayze (search)will do a star turn in Dirty Dancing 2, also known as Havana Nights. The sequel to the original Dirty Dancing is shooting in Puerto Rico as we speak. So far, only Swayze …
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CAIRO – A spokeswoman for the U.N.’s World Food Program in Sudan says a six-person Bulgarian helicopter crew has returned to South Sudan and are well a week after they went missing in a conflict-torn area. Amor Almagro said Sunday the six-member crew was “released,” but said she had no …
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MADRID – Spanish authorities say tax inspectors have searched the home of Rodrigo Rato, a former head of the International Monetary Fund and one-time senior member of government in Spain. The Madrid regional court said in a statement Thursday that a judge granted a request from the tax authorities to …
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands – International Criminal Court judges have postponed the trial of a former Congolese militia leader as the court considers whether opening statements in the case can be made in Congo. Bosco Ntaganda is charged with crimes including murder, rape, sexual slavery and using child soldiers in the …
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HAVANA – The U.S. Coast Guard says 38 migrants from Cuba who had been stuck in a legal limbo aboard a U.S. Coast Guard ship have been sent home to Cuba. Coast Guard Petty Officer Mark Barney says the group was repatriated Sunday morning, ending weeks of waiting. The migrants …
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J-Lo’s Bad Rap | Depardieu Going Swiss | Cloris Leachman | ‘Queer Eye’ Power Lunch J-Lo No Diva On Set, Says Famed Director Jennifer Lopez gets a bad rap as a diva. When we hear friends dispute this on TV shows and in interviews, it’s hard to believe that J-Lo …
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LAKEWOOD, N.J. – Authorities say a New Jersey woman has been found dead in the snow just two doors from her home amid single-digit temperatures and subzero wind chills. Ocean County prosecutors say a neighbor found 66-year-old Olivia Benito shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday in a townhome development in Lakewood. …
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I am not an economist, so I don’t make any claims of expertiseon allthe ins and outs of what makes our great nation tick financially. I do know, however, that I can’t find a painter to paint my house.No –strike that. I can’t find a painter to even returna phone …
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