Word: brother-in-law
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...Kings and Princes. Only four sovereigns who wore crowns in Europe then still wear them: Italy's gnarled and hardy little Vittorio Emanuele III; The Netherland's marsh-mallowy but masterful Queen Wilhelmina; Norway's tall brooding Haakon VII (George V's brother-in-law); and the rheumy-eyed royal Swedish marvel who can still play tennis. 76-year-old Gustaf V. To get these four to London, however, proved impractical and only European royalty of English blood were expected- the King's fondly beloved sister, quiet Queen Maude of Norway; his pushing, unwelcome cousin...
...started shooting. At that point, says Hesebeck, Willers fired back but missed Vang. Both men agree that chaos ensued. Spraying bullets at the party, Vang shot Willers, 47, in the neck, wounding but not killing him, and then shot and killed Mark Roidt, 28, and Hesebeck's brother-in-law Dennis Drew, 55. Hesebeck hid behind the ATV, but Vang went after him and shot him in the shoulder. Robert Crotteau, 42, and his son Joey, 20, ran from the scene but were chased by Vang, who shot them both, hitting Joey in the back. While Vang was pursuing...
...reports trickle in from the hermetic communist kingdom that Kim's portraits are disappearing from public buildings, there are other signs the dictator is facing unaccustomed challenges to his grip on North Korea. Intelligence officials in South Korea testified last week that Kim recently purged his brother-in-law Jang Sung Taek for trying to establish his own military stronghold. Jang may also have become an obstacle to Kim's plans to hand over power to one of his sons someday...
...base of a gray tombstone. He puts the date of "sunrise" on one page, and "sunset" on the other, as Iranians refer to birth and death. It's 10 p.m., way past his usual working hours, but Azimi, 27, has had so much business he's brought his brother-in-law from a city 800 km away to lend a hand. Gravestones have been in heavy demand since shortly after this ancient city was destroyed by an earthquake one year ago. But people's lives were so devastated that some survivors are only now getting around to placing cemetery monuments...
...regime is rising. North Korea's refusal to continue nuclear-disarmament talks with neighboring countries and the U.S. makes the North an increasingly worrisome misfit in the international arena, and there are signs that Kim is facing unprecedented challenges at home. He recently purged his brother-in-law, Jang Song Taek, for trying to set up his own power base in the military, according to South Korean intelligence testimony to Seoul lawmakers last week. Jang may have been an obstacle to Kim's plans to some day hand power over to one of his three sons, according to the testimony...