'Best Job' winner stung by dangerous jellyfish
ADELAIDE, Australia - Trouble struck paradise this week when a British man who has the "Best Job in the World" as the caretaker of a tropical Australian island was stung by a potentially lethal jellyfish.
Nations:Australia U.K. Source:(AP)
2009-12-30
Prince William spends night on London streets
LONDON - A cold alley in central London is a far cry from a palace - but it was the spot Prince William chose to sleep to highlight the plight of homeless British teenagers.
Nations:U.K. People:Prince William Princess Diana Source:(AP)
2009-12-22
Astor's son convicted of looting her $200M fortune
NEW YORK - Brooke Astor's 85-year-old son was convicted Thursday of exploiting his philanthropist mother's failing mind and helping himself to her nearly $200 million fortune.
People:Brooke Astor Barbara Walters Henry Kissinger Kofi Annan Source:(AP)
2009-10-08
Pope proposes new financial order guided by ethics
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI called Tuesday for a new world financial order guided by ethics and the search for the common good, denouncing the profit-at-all-cost mentality blamed for bringing about the global financial meltdown.
Nations:Vatican Source:(AP)
2009-07-07
Craigslist chief 'mystified' by sheriff's sex ad lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Craigslist's chief executive has fired back at an Illinois sheriff who is suing the popular website for promoting prostitution with free classified ads for "erotic services."
Nations:U.S. Source:(AFP)
2009-03-08
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