Month: April 2012

Sister Maria Gomez is an 87-year-old Catholic nun. This month, she appeared in a Spanish court escorted by police. She is accused of snatching an infant from her birth mother and putting the child up for an illegal adoption in 1982.

An Australian mining magnate has commissioned a Chinese shipyard to build a replica of the ill-fated Titanic, complete in every detail but equipped with modern technology to prevent a repeat of the original’s fateful maiden voyage 100 years ago.

A Chinese musician famous for playing a two-stringed fiddle, a 1994 Hollywood drama about two prison inmates, a United Airlines flight bound for Washington and CNN — what do they have in common?

A Chinese musician famous for playing a two-stringed fiddle, a 1994 Hollywood drama about two prison inmates, a United Airlines flight bound for Washington and CNN — what do they have in common?

Three days after a massive earthquake threw Haiti into chaos, Alvana was homeless, along with her two children.

Three days after a massive earthquake threw Haiti into chaos, Alvana was homeless, along with her two children.

Three days after a massive earthquake threw Haiti into chaos, Alvana was homeless, along with her two children.