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...taken a frenzied round of calls between Frankfurt, New York, Washington and Ottawa to nab the passengers before they slipped through J.F.K.'s immigration hall. But the list of stolen passports against which they were checked hailed from another place entirely: a modern, five-story building in Lyons, France, which is the global headquarters of Interpol...
...selling weapons to Germany during WWII. He studied art history and was 30 years old when he began amassing his collection, but his holdings have proven controversial. At least 13 of the artworks he owned at war's end were included on British specialist Douglas Cooper's "looted art list," which was used to recover pieces stolen from Jews by the Nazis. A five-year study undertaken by the Swiss government determined in 2001 that Bührle, who died in 1956, had acquired "flight art" - works smuggled out of Axis-controlled areas and sold at rock-bottom prices...
...anchored by senior tri-captain Caitlin Cahow resulted in a 4-0 Harvard victory over the Bobcats.Kessler made 24 saves to pick up her 11th shutout of the season, breaking the NCAA single season record. She now stands alone in second place on Harvard’s all-time list with 14 career shutouts, and is one shy of the school record set by Ali Boe ’06.“[Kessler]’s doing great,” Crimson coach Katey Stone said. “This weekend she had some pretty big saves...
...government of Spain will not recognize the unilateral act proclaimed yesterday by the assembly of Kosovo," Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos promptly told reporters. "This does not respect international law." Similar opposition has been voiced from a list of smaller European countries that face internal independence movements of their own, or are longstanding allies of Serbia - or both: Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovakia have rejected Kosovo's independence. It's not hard to find motivation for their stance: The Republic of Cyprus, for example, fears that Kosovo independence will give weight to Turkish Cypriot claims for dividing...
...Inside the station the scene was shambolic. The names of several registered voters could not be found on election rolls, and representatives from both Bhutto's and Sharif's parties cried foul. After several frantic - and unanswered - calls of complaint to the district returns officer, a new list was discovered. The man checking names had been working off a list for a different station. He appeared to be drunk, and seemed unable to read the identification numbers on registration cards. Meanwhile the two only inkpads available for voters to stamp their ballots were drying up. Voters had to return several...