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Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin
A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus. Experts say the historian may be reading too much into the markings, and they stand by carbon-dating that points to the shroud being a medieval forgery.
updated: 1 hour, 15 minutes ago

Museum: Galileo's fingers, tooth are found
Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum director said Friday.
updated: Nov 20th - 10:53pm

Floods devastate UK Lake District, much of Ireland
Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes.
updated: Nov 20th - 6:22pm

Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them
A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday they fear they could be killed within a week or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom demand is not paid.
updated: Nov 20th - 5:15pm

6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue
Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute.
updated: Nov 20th - 4:46pm

Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them
A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday that they fear they will be killed or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom is not paid soon.
updated: Nov 20th - 3:34pm

WHO investigating Norway swine flu mutations
The World Health Organization said Friday it is investigating samples of variant swine flu linked to two deaths and one severe case in Norway, but that so far the significance of the mutation is unclear.
updated: Nov 20th - 2:27pm

Italian prosecutor: Knox hated murder victim
An American student accused of fatally stabbing her British roommate in Italy had a growing hatred for the victim and killed her in retaliation during a drug-fueled sex game, a prosecutor contended Friday in closing arguments at her murder trial.
updated: Nov 20th - 1:50pm

The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?
Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery.
updated: Nov 20th - 1:42pm

Russia's Gorbachev considers political comeback
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized Kremlin policies Friday and toyed with the ambitious idea of attempting a political comeback.
updated: Nov 20th - 11:59am

Queen, Prince Philip mark 62 years of marriage
Buckingham Palace says the queen and her husband Prince Philip are celebrating 62 years of marriage quietly _ without the fanfare of two years ago, when they marked their diamond anniversary.
updated: Nov 20th - 11:19am

UK man cleared of wife's death during nightmare
A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found innocent in her death.
updated: Nov 20th - 11:09am

Cosmonaut says Russia falling behind in space race
Russia lacks a viable program for developing a new spacecraft and risks losing its place as a leader in space travel, a veteran Russian cosmonaut said in an interview published Friday.
updated: Nov 20th - 10:34am

Midday shooting in central Paris kills 1, wounds 2
Police say a man with an automatic rifle opened fire on a car near a Paris train station, killing one man and wounding two others.
updated: Nov 20th - 9:23am

British lawyer appointed Karadzic standby counsel
The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has appointed a British lawyer to represent Radovan Karadzic if the former Bosnian Serb leader continues to boycott his trial when it resumes in March, according to a document released Friday.
updated: Nov 20th - 6:47am

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