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Headlines for May 23, 2012

MANIPULATION OF A "CARING PARENT"
What do 'caring' parents do first of all, when wish to stop their baby from crying? They find an exciting activity, which does not heal, but makes the baby forget about the sickness for some time. The ...
QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE: PRINCE CHARLES TURNS DJ
The Prince of Wales learned how to scratch and fade a record at an employment skills workshop in Toronto during his four-day trip to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. He was working with the writer of ...
MAN SURVIVES 180-FOOT DROP DOWN NIAGARA FALLS
A man plunged at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls and survived, becoming only the fourth person known to have gone over without a safety device and live. Niagara Parks Police say witnesses reported seeing ...
POLICE DEFUSE BOMB IN THEATER BEFORE COLOMBIA EX-PRESIDENT'S TALK
Authorities in Buenos Aires, Argentina, found an explosive on Tuesday in a theater where former president of Colombia Alvaro Uribe was scheduled to give a talk. The bomb, which could have been activated ...
EGYPTIANS VOTE IN HISTORIC PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Egypt's historic presidential election started Wednesday, a monumental achievement for those who worked to topple longtime leader Hosni Mubarak more than a year ago. Roughly a dozen candidates are running ...
'BACKWARDS' BEATLES PHOTO SELLS FOR £16,000 AT AUCTION
The shot, which shows the music legends walking in reverse to the image that was used on their iconic album cover, sold yesterday afternoon. It was expected to sell for £9,000 but exceeded the expectations ...
WORLD'S SMALLEST ARTIFICIAL HEART IMPLANTED IN ITALIAN BABY
Italian doctors in March implanted the smallest ever artificial heartinto a 16-month-old baby before the infant received a permanentorgan donation, said the hospital that performed the operation. "In ...
DROGBA TO LEAVE CHELSEA IN JUNE
Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba will leave Chelsea when his contract expires at the end of June, the Premier League club said in a statement Tuesday. Drogba, 34, joined Chelsea from Olympique Marseille ...
EUGENE KASPERSKY FRUSTRATED BY APPLE'S IOS AV BAN
Eugene Kaspersky is "a little bit disappointed … Apple won't let us" develop antivirus software for iOS devices, as he feels it is only a matter of time before criminals target the operating system. "We ...
CITY OFFER MANCINI NEW £15M CONTRACT
Manchester City have rewarded Roberto Mancini's Premier League performance by opening negotiations over a new £15m deal. The Italian has held talks with City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak, and according ...
GOOGLE OFFICIALLY BUYS MOTOROLA, HITS REFRESH ON CEO
Google has officially bought Motorola Mobility and gifted Mountain View's senior veep Dennis Woodside with the task of the running the company. Motorola's current CEO Sanjay Jha has been dropped in favour ...
PRESIDENT SAHAKYAN MET A GROUP OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC SENATE
On 22 May President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met a group of the French Republic Senate who arrived in Artsakh on the same day. Issues related to domestic and foreign policy of the Nagorno ...
24 INDIAN PILGRIMS DIE IN BUS CRASH
At least 24 Hindu pilgrims were killed when a packed bus plunged into a fast-flowing river in northern India on Tuesday after colliding with a truck, officials said. The bus, which was on its way back ...
MAJOR FIRE IN PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK AT NEW DELHI'S PARLIAMENT STREET
A major fire broke out in a building housing Punjab National Bank in New Delhi's Parliament Street on Wednesday. Reports said that many people were feared trapped and 25 fire tenders have been rushed ...