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KILLED. ALOIS ESTERMANN, 43, commander of the Pope's Swiss Guards; and his wife Gladys Meza Romero, 49; shot by disgruntled Swiss Guard Cedric Tornay, 23, who then shot himself; in the first murders on Vatican land in 150 years...
...permanent home for its passengers. The globe-trotting vessel, called World of ResidenSea, will have 286 condominiums when completed in early 2001. Kloster has so far sold 65 units, which go for as much as $6.6 million. And for those who can't get enough Titanic, a U.S.-Swiss partnership plans to build a $500 million replica that will take its maiden voyage on the 90th anniversary of the Titanic's, in 2002. Two thousand passengers may enjoy the same kind of Gilded Age service as the original, and with enough lifeboats for everyone...
...regret. He sued Ellen for full custody of the girls, hoping it would give him an edge in their daily battles. But there would be no day in court. Before the first hearing, Ellen had sold her house, pocketed $90,000 in cash and wired $420,000 into a Swiss bank account. Then she grabbed the girls...
...reads like a grisly tale ripped from the pages of a thriller: Vice-corporal Cedric Tornay, a 23-year-old noncommissioned officer in the pope's elite Swiss guard, disgruntled by lack of recognition, reprimanded for staying out all night, shot his new commander and the commander's wife before turning the gun on himself. But that was the tragic reality that Vatican City woke up to Tuesday morning, when the sleepy center of Roman Catholicism was rocked by its first murders in 150 years. "It was a fit of madness in a person with very peculiar psychological characteristics," explained...
Anderson said he found it "ironic" that the Swiss academy did not offer Nobel prizes in his field...