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Dead body of Bin Laden a Treasure?

Dead body of Bin Laden a Treasure? Treasure Hunter claims to have found the body of Osama bin Laden. As a Professional Treasure Hunter I can understand the recovery of a body being deemed a Treasure. A few examples would be, Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great, Jesus the Christ, Moses and so on, but Osama … Continue reading »

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  • SpaceX capsule docks at space station, opens new era May 26, 2012
    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship and guided the privately owned craft into a docking berth on Friday, opening a new chapter in the U.S. space program.
  • NBC may buy Microsoft's MSNBC.com stake May 25, 2012
    (Reuters) - NBCUniversal is in talks to buy out Microsoft Corp's 50 percent stake in joint venture MSNBC.com, media reports said.
  • Facebook options debut a wild card for volatility May 25, 2012
    (Reuters) - Investors can hope the debut of options on Facebook Inc goes more smoothly than the long-awaited debut of the social networking service's stock on May 18.
  • Dell-Quest deal possible over weekend: sources May 25, 2012
    NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc is expected to reach an agreement to buy network security software maker Quest Software Inc as soon as this weekend after a previous deal fell apart, several people familiar with the matter said.
  • Facebook's market maker losses may top $115 million: sources May 25, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four of Wall Street's major market makers involved in Facebook's botched initial public offering last Friday expect their losses from technical glitches on Nasdaq's exchange to be around $115 million.
  • DigitalGlobe, GeoEye jump on nod for imagery funding May 26, 2012
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - DigitalGlobe Inc and GeoEye Inc on Friday welcomed a decision by the Senate Armed Services Committee to authorize continued funding for commercial imagery purchases, a move that sent the two companies' shares sharply higher.
  • Analysis: Hard-up telcos get stingy with mobile give-aways May 25, 2012
    PARIS (Reuters) - Save up now for that new iPhone: the era of free or cut-price phones when signing a new mobile phone contract may be soon be over in Europe.
  • They're here. They're geeks. Get used to it May 25, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Turns out, geeks are inheriting the earth.
  • HP tries to stem Autonomy exodus after founder goes May 25, 2012
    LONDON (Reuters) - Hewlett Packard Co has told staff at Autonomy they have a bright future even after founder Mike Lynch was shown the door on Wednesday, joining a long line of top managers to leave the Cambridge-based software maker since HP bought it last year.
  • Apple CEO gives up $75 million in dividend income May 24, 2012
    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook will not be earning dividend income on the more than 1 million shares to which he is entitled, which will cost him about $75 million.

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  • Mexican mother arrested after son's eyes gouged out May 25, 2012
    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A mother in Mexico has been arrested on suspicion of gouging out the eyes of her 5-year-old son during a ceremony.
  • South Africa painting debate exposes racial rifts May 24, 2012
    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC went to court on Thursday seeking to remove from public display a painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed, saying the work is symbolic of the lingering racial oppression of apartheid.
  • Mountain lion wanders into California city center, is killed May 23, 2012
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A mountain lion ventured into the center of a crowded Southern California city on Tuesday, and was shot and killed when authorities had trouble corralling the animal in the courtyard of a building, police said.
  • Phony "dying bride" ordered to repay victims May 23, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York bride who faked having terminal cancer to swindle well-wishers into funding her dream wedding and honeymoon to the Caribbean on Wednesday was ordered to repay more than $13,000 to her victims, prosecutors said.
  • Are sweaty brokers more ethical? May 22, 2012
    LONDON (Reuters) - If you want to know how ethical your broker is, give them a moral dilemma and see how much they sweat before deciding what to do.
  • Fired for being "too hot," New Jersey woman claims May 21, 2012
    (Reuters) - A New Jersey woman said on Monday that she was dismissed from a temporary job at a New York lingerie warehouse because her male employers felt she was too busty and dressed too provocatively for the workplace.
  • Japan train with "rice balls" to sharpen soccer skills May 21, 2012
    TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan have come up with a novel way of preparing themselves for this year's London Olympic men's soccer tournament - training with odd-bouncing triangular 'rice balls.'
  • Ukraine's topless fighters plot to storm the Euros May 21, 2012
    KIEV (Reuters) - Anna darts gleefully around the two sparsely-furnished rooms situated through an archway off a steep street that climbs up from Kiev's Independence Square. She is a general showing off her new headquarters.
  • Cloak and dagger world of spies exposed in NYC show May 21, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mysterious cloak and dagger world of international espionage and its real-life heros and villains are exposed in a new exhibition, the first to be sanctioned by U.S. intelligence agencies.
  • U.S. Supreme Court Justice Breyer robbed again May 17, 2012
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who was robbed in February at his Caribbean vacation home by a man armed with a machete, recently was the victim of a burglary at his residence in Washington, a court spokeswoman said on Thursday.

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