Sotheby’s sells looted Qing relics to Chinese buyers amid protests
In Hong Kong Sotheby’s auctioned a 1743 Qing vase and a 1744 bronze tiger looted from Yuan Ming Yuan to mainland Chinese buyers for a total of 4.67 million. Protests outside the hall clashed with police as Beijing pressed for return of stolen treasures.
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Hostage clash in Philippines yields conflicting death reports
Abu Sayyaf leader claims two foreign hostages died in clashes with Philippine forces near Talipao while military officials deny fatalities. The battle began after about 100 rebels tried to break encirclement. one soldier was killed and six injured.
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Families seek justice at Lockerbie trial in Camp Zeist
Nearly 12 years after Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie relatives arrive in Camp Zeist Netherlands for the Scottish trial of two Libyans. Prosecutors say Abdel Basset Ali al Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah face murder charges as families hope the proceedings reveal the planners and orderers behind the terror attack.
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Thousands retrace steps to Auschwitz gas chambers in March of the Living
Israel and Poland presidents led about 6000 participants in a solemn March of the Living from Auschwitz to Birkenau to honor Holocaust victims. Survivors and students laid inscribed wooden tablets on the railway tracks once used by doomed deportees.
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