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The Internet Turf War

Dec 13, 2012
At the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai, governments are trying to get their hands and handcuffs on the Internet; some scientists have posited that homosexuals inherit the trait from their opposite-sex parent; meanwhile, Italy's disgraced Silvio Berlusconi prepares to run again. These discoveries and more after the jump.

Netherlands to Return Artifacts to Iraq

Jul 10, 2009
Dutch art dealers have surrendered 69 artifacts that were stolen from Iraq following the U.S. invasion. The ancient objects will remain in the Netherlands until they can be returned to Iraq. In addition to losing 15,000 treasures stolen from Iraq's national museum, the country has had to contend with rampant looting since the 2003 invasion.

‘Find of Century’ in Egypt

Jun 27, 2007
Egyptologists have discovered what they believe to be the 3,000-year-old remains of Egypt's most powerful female ruler, Hatshepsut. The original wicked stepmother, Hatshepsut usurped the throne from her stepson, who probably retaliated after her reign by trying to obliterate any record of her.