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Danish hotel flouts the law, reserves floor for women

COPENHAGEN, Nov 22, 2011 (AFP) - A Copenhagen hotel will continue reserving a whole floor for women, despite a recent ruling that doing so is discriminatory and illegal, the hotel director said Tuesday.Last May, the Bella Sky Hotel in central Copenhagen opened a floor dubbed the Bella Donna with 20

Nov. 23, 2011

Inmates harass victims via Facebook

SACRAMENTO, California (AP) -- Lisa Gesik hesitates to log into her Facebook account nowadays because of unwanted ``friend'' requests, not from long-ago classmates but from the ex-husband now in prison for kidnapping her and her daughter.Neither Gesik nor prison officials can prove her ex-husband is

Nov. 22, 2011

Rape, murder of teen shocks France

France is reeling after a 17-year-old boy raped and murdered a girl at a chic boarding school while conditionally freed on charges of rape a year ago."It's absurd. It could have been avoided with a little less negligence," the dead 13-year-old's mother, Paola Marin, told Europe 1 radio as a nation s

Nov. 22, 2011

US marine recounts dream date with Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis (AP)LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A US marine described his dream date with Mila Kunis on Monday, calling the Hollywood star "down to earth" -- and revealing the pair danced to the 1980s hit "(I've had the) Time of My Life."Sergeant Scott Moore spent Friday night with the 28-year-old actress after

Nov. 22, 2011

US marine recounts dream date with Mila Kunis

Peru finds 14th century mass grave of children

LIMA, Nov 20, 2011 (AFP) - A Peruvian archeologist on Sunday announced the discovery of the remains of 44 infants and young children sacrificed to appease ancient deities in the 14th century at a site in the high Andes near the border with Bolivia.The remains were found near a stone funeral tower --

Nov. 22, 2011

Peru finds 14th century mass grave of children

Philip Morris files claim against Australia on packaging law

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Philip Morris International Inc. served an arbitration notice against the Australian government to claim 'millions of dollars' in damages after the nation passed the world's first plain-packaging law for cigarettes.The passage of the law today violates Australia's Bilateral In

Nov. 21, 2011

Philip Morris files claim against Australia on packaging law

Myanmar's Suu Kyi to run in parliamentary polls

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) _ Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi intends to run for parliament in upcoming by-elections.The decision announced Monday was expected after her party decided last week to rejoin mainstream politics in long-isolated Myanmar.Nyan Win, the spokesman of Suu Kyi's National League

Nov. 21, 2011

Myanmar's Suu Kyi to run in parliamentary polls

Ghost alps of Antarctica reveal their secret

For more than half a century, geologists have wrangled over the origins of an astonishing range of mountains found beneath ice up to three kilometers (two miles) thick in East Antarctica.Named after the Soviet geophysicist who detected them in 1958 during the first International Polar Year explorati

Nov. 18, 2011

US ex-governor candidate 'found homeless in Ukraine'

A man claiming to be a former candidate for the post of governor of the US state of Arizona has been found homeless and lovelorn in the west of Ukraine, aid workers said on Thursday.The man, aged 53, carries the passport of Cary Dolego who in 2010 was a minor candidate for the governor of Arizona, s

Nov. 18, 2011

Demi Moore to divorce Ashton Kutcher

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Demi Moore is ending her marriage to fellow actor Ashton Kutcher, she told The Associated Press on Thursday.(Ashton Kutcher and his wife Demi Moore, AP)Moore, 49, and Kutcher, 33, were wed in September 2005, but the couple's relationship became tabloid fodder in recent months as r

Nov. 18, 2011

Blood type may affect stroke risk, study finds

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Your blood type might affect your risk for stroke. People with AB and women with B were a little more likely to suffer one than people with O blood — the most common type, a study found.The research can't prove such a link. But it fits with other work tying A, B and

Nov. 17, 2011

Greece seizes N. Korea chemical weapons suits: diplomats

Greek authorities seized almost 14,000 anti-chemical weapons suits from a North Korean ship possibly headed for Syria but did not disclose the find for nearly two years, diplomats said Wednesday.The seizure was reported to the UN Security Council, which discussed the monitoring of nuclear sanctions

Nov. 17, 2011

Facebook warns of recent wave of spam

NEW YORK (AP) _ Facebook said Wednesday that it has stopped most of the spam that has flooded many users' pages with pictures showing graphic sex and violence.The social-networking company urged its 800 million-plus users to remain vigilant to keep their accounts from being hijacked.That includes re

Nov. 17, 2011

Suspect in shooting near White House arrested

WASHINGTON (AP) _ A man wanted in an investigation of shots fired near the White House was arrested Wednesday in the state of Pennsylvania, a day after agents discovered two bullets had struck the executive mansion while President Barack Obama was away, the U.S. Secret Service said.Law enforcement o

Nov. 17, 2011

Suspect in shooting near White House arrested

Wanted: Astronauts; Missing: US rocket to fly them

WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking for a job? NASA is hiring astronauts. You can even apply online at a giant government jobs website.There is only one hitch: NASA does not have its own spaceship anymore and is sending fewer fliers into orbit right now."The experience is well worth the wait," promised

Nov. 16, 2011

Milk does a body good -- even when worn

The 28-year-old German is the designer of an award-winning new textile made entirely from milk that's environmentally friendly as well as soothing to people with skin allergies. Called “Qmilch,” it drapes and folds like silk, but can be washed and dried like cotton. In this photo taken Tuesday

Nov. 16, 2011

Giant yellow diamond auctioned for over $10.9M

GENEVA (AP) — The Sun-Drop Diamond of South Africa, a giant pear-shaped yellow gem weighing 110.3 carats, has sold for more than $10.9 million at auction Tuesday, beating previous records for a jewel of its type.Including commission the unidentified telephone bidder paid almost $12.4 million f

Nov. 16, 2011

Giant yellow diamond auctioned for over $10.9M

S. Korea's hybrid car sales drop sharply in October

South Korea's hybrid vehicle sales dropped sharply in October despite high fuel prices, local industry sources said Tuesday.Consumer demand for the fuel efficient vehicles that run on both combustion engines and electric power posted a double digit slump in sales despite concerted efforts by carmake

Nov. 15, 2011

Berkshire buys 5 percent of IBM, takes other stakes

OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) -- Warren Buffett said Monday that his company has spent $10.7 billion to buy more than 5 percent of IBM's stock this year, a surprising move by the billionaire investor who has long shied away from investing in high technology companies.Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berks

Nov. 15, 2011

Berkshire buys 5 percent of IBM, takes other stakes

Chelsea Clinton is hired by NBC News

NEW YORK (AP) -- Chelsea Clinton began work at NBC News on Monday, the second daughter of a former president at the network.In this April 22, 2008 file photo, former President Bill Clinton and his daughter, Chelsea, flank Dorothy Rodham, mother of then-Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Ro

Nov. 15, 2011