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Monaco's Prince Rainier Dies

Vicky Hunter - | Story: 8343
  • Prince Rainier III of Monaco, whose marriage to American film star Grace Kelly brought elegance and glamor to one of Europe's oldest dynasties, has died aged 81. He died of heart, lung and kidney failure at 6.35 a.m. local time (12.35 a.m. ET) Wednesday, at the hospital where he has been treated for several weeks, a palace official said. Full story
  • The College of Cardinals will begin a secret conclave April 18 to choose a successor to Pope John Paul II, a Vatican spokesman said Wednesday. Also, the cardinals have opened and read John Paul's will, but its contents will not be published until Thursday, said spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls. Full story
  • Nine people were killed Wednesday when a coalition helicopter traveling in "severe weather" crashed in Afghanistan, the American military said. A CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed near Ghazni, roughly 100 miles southwest of Kabul. Full story
  • Iraq's new transitional assembly took an expected but historic step Wednesday, electing Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as the nation's president -- a symbol of the new Kurdish clout in the largely Arab nation. Full story
  • Several al Qaeda "big fish" were among the 15 terrorists killed and seven captured in a series of gun battles and raids in and near Riyadh since Sunday, Saudi security officials say. Sources in the Saudi government have said four of those killed or caught were on the list of 26 most-wanted terrorists, leaving just two of those on the list still at large. Full story
  • One of a handful of militants who attacked a tourist reception center in the Kashmiri city of Srinagar has been shot dead by police. Wednesday's attack was the latest violence in Kashmir, a disputed region whose status has prompted hostilities over the years between India and Pakistan. Full story
  • Michael Jackson's former personal maid testified Tuesday that she saw the pop star showering and laughing with a young boy at Neverland Ranch -- with their underwear lying outside the shower door. Full story

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