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Last survivor of "unsinkable" Titanic dies at 97 (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 06:17 PM PDT

FILE - A May 19, 2003 photo from files of Millvina Dean the last living survivor of the Titanic disaster with a painting of the vessel, at an unknown location in England. The Titanic International Society says Millvina Dean, the last survivor of the sinking of the Titanic has died in her sleep. The society's president Charles Haas told the Associated Press Millvina Dean died Sunday. He said she had suffered from slight pneumonia last week. Dean was just over two months old when the Titanic hit an iceberg on the night of April 14, 1912, sinking less than three hours later. (AP Photo/PA, John Stillwell, File)AP - Millvina Dean, who as a baby was wrapped in a sack and lowered into a lifeboat in the frigid North Atlantic, died Sunday, having been the last survivor of 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic.

Cracks show in Bulgaria's Muslim ethnic model (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2009 05:17 PM PDT

Reuters - Twenty years after Bulgaria's then-Communist regime mounted an official campaign of persecution against its Muslim minority, Mustafa Yumer fears rising xenophobia could bring the nightmare back.

Colly tells England to seize the day (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 05:16 PM PDT

England captain Paul Collingwood, seen here, said his side had to be AFP - England captain Paul Collingwood said his side had to be "brave" if they were to win the World Twenty20 even though fitness doubts surround star batsman Kevin Pietersen, their boldest player.

Blonde therapy lifts spirits in crisis-hit Latvia (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 04:36 PM PDT

Two blondes are pictured as they parade through the streets of the capital Riga, during Blonde Weekend. Several hundred blondes marched through the Latvian capital Riga Sunday in a bid cheer up the crisis-hit Baltic nation, suffering the worst recession in the 27-member EU.(AFP/Ilmars Znotins)AFP - Several hundred blondes marched through the Latvian capital Riga Sunday in a bid cheer up the crisis-hit Baltic nation, suffering the worst recession in the 27-member EU.

Govt to fight lawsuit from US shock-jock (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 04:28 PM PDT

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith in central London, April 2009. The government said Sunday it would fight any legal action brought by right-wing US radio host Michael Savage after he was barred from entering the country for AFP - The government said Sunday it would fight any legal action brought by right-wing US radio host Michael Savage after he was barred from entering the country for "unacceptable behaviour".

Prince Harry admits finding army training tough (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 04:13 PM PDT

Prince Harry arrives at the Harlem Children's Zone on May 30, 2009 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Prince Harry admitted Monday that he sometimes questions whether he will succeed in his army training -- but said his brother Prince William helps take the pressure off by cooking for him.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Jackson)AFP - Prince Harry admitted Monday that he sometimes questions whether he will succeed in his army training -- but said his brother Prince William helps take the pressure off by cooking for him.

Brown says won't quit as poll predicts Euro election rout (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 01:57 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves 10 Downing Street in central London as he prepares to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Question time in the House of Commons, May 20, 2009. Brown insisted Sunday he would not quit despite a scandal over MPs expenses and dire poll ratings for his ruling Labour Party before crunch European and local elections.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown insisted Sunday he would not quit despite a scandal over MPs expenses and dire poll ratings for his ruling Labour Party before crunch European and local elections.

Frenchman Cevaer shocks field to win European Open (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 01:47 PM PDT

Christian Cevaer of France poses with the trophy after winning The European Open at The London Club in Ash, Kent. Cevaer, ranked a lowly 449th in the world, shocked a strong field to win the European Open here on Sunday.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - France's Christian Cevaer, ranked a lowly 449th in the world, shocked a strong field to win the European Open here on Sunday.

Millvina Dean, last Titanic survivor, dies in England: reports (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 01:32 PM PDT

Millvina Dean, pictured in 2002, the last remaining survivor of the Titanic, died Sunday at a care home in England, the BBC reported, citing a friend. She was 97.(AFP/File/Gerry Penny)AFP - Millvina Dean, the last remaining survivor of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, died in a care home in England on Sunday, media reports said. She was 97.

Berlusconi slams paparazzi, laments media scandal (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 11:10 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 28, 2009, file photo, 18-year-old Noemi Letizia poses for a photograph in her home in Naples, Italy. Premier Silvio Berlusconi is fighting back in a scandal feeding on his fondness for young women, with his lawyer acknowledging Saturday, May 30, 2009 the media mogul has moved to block publication of hundreds of photos taken of guests at his sumptuous Sardinian villa. State television reported that among the photos were some taken last New Year's Eve, with the guests including Letizia at the heart of the political and personal scandal. (AP Photo/Franco Castanò, File) ITALY OUTAP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi slammed the paparazzi Sunday for taking photos of a New Year's party at his Sardinian home that was attended by an 18-year-old at the heart of a political and personal storm.

Vandals deface tombs of beloved Neapolitans (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 09:43 AM PDT

AP - Bandits have vandalized the tombs of two of Italy's most beloved artists, the legendary tenor Enrico Caruso and comic actor Toto, news reports said Sunday.

NATO, partners wrap up Georgia military training (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 09:34 AM PDT

A Georgian machine gunner looks on during NATO training exercises at Vaziani military base outside Tbilisi, Georgia, Sunday May 31, 2009. Russia has sharply criticized the war games, saying they raise the threat of renewed conflict in the country 10 months after the Russia-Georgia war. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)AP - Georgian and Ukrainian troops neutralized simulated suicide bombers and a mock mob on a wind-swept hilltop military base near the Georgian capital Sunday as part of monthlong military exercises that have angered Russia.

UK Lawmakers should not decide their own salaries (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 08:53 AM PDT

FILE - This May 19, 2009 file photo shows Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown at his monthly press conference at 10 Downing Street in London. Britain's prime minister, facing a national uproar over lawmakers claiming lavish expenses, has promised Sunday May 31, 2009 to pursue constitutional reforms, including a proposal to take away legislators' power to decide their own pay. Gordon Brown said he was shocked by the recent revelations that scores of legislators from all three main political parties had filed claims for a range of expenses from tax advice to swimming pools. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)AP - Britain's prime minister, facing a national uproar over lawmakers claiming lavish expenses, promised Sunday to pursue constitutional reforms including a proposal to take away legislators' power to decide their own pay.

Police detain would-be anti-Putin protesters (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 08:46 AM PDT

Participants of an unsanctioned protest against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin light up flares and colored smoke devices at Triumfalnaya (Triumph) Square in downtown Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 31, 2009. Russian police detained banned National-Bolshevik Party leader Eduard Limonov and several other people who tried to hold the protest on Sunday. City authorities had refused to grant opposition groups permission for the demonstration, but Limonov's group and others said they would go ahead with it anyway. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)AP - Russian police thwarted opposition plans for a protest against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in central Moscow on Sunday, detaining a prominent Kremlin critic and more than 30 other government opponents in a show of force.

In Haydn commemorative year it's — mostly Mozart (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 07:27 AM PDT

AP - Mostly Mozart. Hardly Haydn.

Boyle faces the music, takes second in TV show (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 05:25 AM PDT

Locals gather at Blackburn, Scotland, community center to watch Susan Boyle on TV during the final of 'Britain's Got Talent' on Saturday May 30, 2009. (AP Photo/PA, David Cheskin)AP - Susan Boyle may have been beaten by a group of street dancers who jumped, kicked and shook their way to victory against her on "Britain's Got Talent," but her musical career has barely begun.

Berlusconi moves to block publication of photos (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 06:28 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 28, 2009, file photo, 18-year-old Noemi Letizia poses for a photograph in her home in Naples, Italy. Premier Silvio Berlusconi is fighting back in a scandal feeding on his fondness for young women, with his lawyer acknowledging Saturday, May 30, 2009 the media mogul has moved to block publication of hundreds of photos taken of guests at his sumptuous Sardinian villa. State television reported that among the photos were some taken last New Year's Eve, with the guests including Letizia at the heart of the political and personal scandal. (AP Photo/Franco Castanò, File) ITALY OUTAP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi is fighting back in a scandal feeding on his fondness for young women, with his lawyer acknowledging Saturday the media mogul has moved to block publication of hundreds of photos taken of guests at his sumptuous Sardinian villa.

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