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March 24, 2014 -- Updated 1301 GMT (2101 HKT) Two colossal statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III were unveiled by archaeologists Sunday -- after being moved to their original sites and restored -- in the funerary temple of the king, on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor, Egypt. HIDE CAPTION 'New' statues unveiled << < 1 2 3 4 5 > >> STORY HIGHLIGHTS Two massive ancient statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III unveiled in Luxor, Egypt Statues, discovered in February, join two other giants nearby, the Colossi of Memnon Egypt's tourism sector continues to feel effects of political instability (CNN) -- Archeologists in the historic city of Luxor, Egypt have unveiled two massive ancient statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III to the public. The newly restored quartzite statues, one of which is more than 11 meters high and weighs 250 tonnes, can be found at the funerary temple of Amenho

How 'groundbreaking' number crunching found path of Flight 370 Debris spotted in Indian Ocean The announcement came the same day as Australian officials said they had spotted two objects in the southern Indian Ocean that could be related to the flight, which has been missing since March 8 with 239 people aboard. One object is "a grey or green circular object," and the other is "an orange rectangular object," the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said. Hishammuddin Hussein, Malaysia's acting transportation minister, said Monday that Australian authorities hoped to retrieve the objects by Tuesday morning. The Australian naval ship HMAS Success was steaming toward the location at last word Monday evening. A look inside the search for MH370 Source: Flight 370 turned, dropped Two objects located in ocean The objects are the latest in a series of sightings, including "suspicious objects" reported earlier Mond

4 Reasons That Young Adults Won't Sign Up for the Affordable Care Act March 1, 2014 By Napala Pratini, NerdWallet Carlos Salvador, left, sits with his mother, Yadelmis Ramirez, as she speaks with an insurance agent from Sunshine Life and Health Advisors as they purchase health insurance under the Affordable Care Act on February 1, 2014. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Next Video Coach Obama? President Admits He Fumbled Obamacare Rollout Auto Start: On | Off The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released data showing that 55 percent of Americans who enrolled in plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the first three months were between the ages of 45 and 64. The report from January showed a whopping one-third of enrollees were aged 55 and older—people just shy of

Mexico: 2 Pregnant Indigenous Women Denied Help MEXICO CITY March 2, 2014 (AP) Mexico's National Commission of Human Rights is investigating two possible cases of negligence involving indigenous woman giving childbirth, one of whom died. The commission said Sunday the woman died in the southern state of Oaxaca on Tuesday, a year after slipping into a coma from an infection contracted when scissors were left inside her womb. She developed went into a coma in February 2013, several days after delivering twins by cesarean section at a rural hospital. In another case, the commission says an 18-year-old indigenous woman gave birth in the bathroom of a shelter next to a hospital in Oaxaca's southern Sierra because she was refused medical care. Mexicans were outraged by two similar cases in October, including a woman photographed giving birth on a medical clinic lawn.

Home > Travel Oscars Hotel Packages Fit for a Star Feb. 27, 2014 GENEVIEVE SHAW BROWN Genevieve Shaw Brown Travel & Lifestyle Editor via Good Morning America This film image released by Sony Pictures shows, from left, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence in a scene from "American Hustle." Francois Duhamel/AP Photo Auto Start: On | Off All dressed up and nowhere to go for Oscars night? The countdown to the Academy Awards is on and its time to make your plans for March 2. For movie buffs everywhere looking for ways to submerse themselves in their favorite films, look no further than these

Topic: Why Gen. Abacha Was Honoured With Centenary Award - Federal Government Reveals The Federal Government had shortlisted 100 persons to be honoured with Centenary awards as part of Nigeria’s Centenary celebration and the late tyrant, Gen. Sani Abacha was on the list. Abacha's inclusion sparked lots of controversy and Prof. Soyinka even rejected the award. The federal government has said Abacha was among those receiving the centenary honours because he was a Nigerian soldier and politician who served as the de-facto President of Nigeria from1993 to 1998. According to the federal government, though Abacha’s regime was very cotroversial, it was the first to record unprecedented economic achievements. The fedearl government explained that there was an increase in Nigeria's foreign exchange reserves from $494 million in 1993 to $9.6 billion by the middle of 1997 which reduced the external debt of Nigeria from $36 billion in 1993 to $27 billion, adding that the

Topic: Huh! Genevieve Nnaji, Chaka Chaka, Open Mudi South Africa Genevieve Nnaji, South African icon Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Nigeria's Consular General to South Africa, Okey Amuche, South Africa Consul General to Italy, Saul Kgomofdomolobi, Super Sport presenter Mozez Praiz, actor/comedian, Basorge Tariah Jnr and many others attended the official unveiling of the South African branch of Nigerian fashion power house Mudi Africa. Mudi CEO Mudiaga Enajemo pictured above with Ms Genny. Mudi Africa also branches in Kenya and Ghana.

Topic: Heavy Casualties In Maiduguri Car Bombing  Several persons have been killed by a bomb planted, by suspected Boko Haram sect militants, in a pickup van carrying firewood. The huge explosion which occurred around 6 pm Nigerian time in a densely populated Bintu-Suga area along Airport road in Gomari neighborhood killed and injured unspecified number of people according to security agencies evacuating bodies of the dead and injured in the area. Residents are panicked since the sect has recently attacked several locations in the state and neighboring Adamawa state.  The bombers targeted a market place and packed TV viewing center in the attack. Security agents  have been drafted to the scene  of the attack as panicked resident flee in droves.

Topic: Emeka Ike Refuses To Give Up On Property, Sues Landlord For N2bn Nollywood Actor cum school Proprietor, Emeka Ike, who was recently thrown out of the building he rented for his St. Nicholas school is not giving up. The embattled school proprietor is insisting that he is still in possession of the building and that the matter should not be treated like a national crisis. You will recall that Emeka Ike was allegedly ejected from the building after he reportedly refused to pay his bedridden 87-year old Landlord for several years. After been charged to court and ejected from the building,  Emeka in a new interview with NET disclosed that he will sue his Landlord for N2billion, confirming that he has moved his school to the Island.

Rita Dominic Now Face Of Keystone Bank This year is starting Very Good for the Nollywood Actress Rita Dominic as she Bags this New Endorsement This year is starting on a bright note for top Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic , as she has been endorsed by Keystone Bank , one of Nigeria’s most enterprising financial institutions. The deal which is believed to be worth millions of Naira , from what we gathered, will place her as one of the top earning brand ambassadors in Nigeria . Rita, who is one of the very few scandal free actresses , is said to have commenced shooting the commercials for the bank which is targeting Nigerian women with a view to awakening their interest towards investing their money wisely. Congratulations Rita !

Confession   Joju Muse Says She Can Sleep With Ramsey Nuoah On Set Seems the new Tinsel Addition Joju Muse has a huge 'Thing' for Ramsey Nuoah. In a recent interview, the daughter of former Nigerian senator and Tinsel Actress, Joju Muse, admits that she wouldn't mind sleeping with Ramsey Nuoah on set. Ramsey is one of Nollywood's finest actors, a very Handsome man and unfortunately for her, very Married. She said this after she confessed to having a crush on Ramsey Nouah and another Actor, John Dumelo. Considering hot tempting she looks, do you think Ramsey would ............?

One Direction Announces a Second Fragrance With five of the hottest guys to come out of the UK since The Beatles, One Direction can’t help but sell oodles of product, whatever it is. And the latest offering from Niall, Harry , Liam, Louis and Zayn is a brand new fragrance due this summer named That Moment. As a follow-up to the previously-released Our Moment, the new juice will likely sell out as quickly as its uber-popular predecessor. In fact, That Moment is being described as a “souped-up version” of Our Moment, with the addition of green apple and violet. Hollywood Gossip

Mary-Kate Olsen Engaged to Olivier Sarkozy They have been happily dating for nearly two years, and now it looks like Mary Kate Olsen is ready to take her romance with Olivier Sarkozy to the next level! News broke on Friday (February 28), and according to sources who spoke with Us Weekly, the pair are engaged and headed to the alter! If the rumors are true, this will be MK's first trip down the aisle and Sarkozy's second, as he was previously wed to Charlotte Bernard, with whom he has two kids, Julien, 12, and Margo, 10. Despite the 17-year age gap, an insider previously dished, "Mary-Kate has made him a better father. She remembers all the kids' special events. She thinks he's a great dad." At this time, no official statement has been released surrounding the happy news. Stick with GossipCenter for all of the latest! Hollywood Gossip Photo Credit: WireImage

Hilary Duff Seeks Solace with a Friend in Los Feliz Posted Saturday March 1, 2014 12:53 AM GMT Heading out for some fun times in Loz Feliz, Hilary Duff paid a visit to a friend's house on Friday (February 28). Covering her toned physique from the rainy chill of the day, the 26-year-old beauty strode down the street wearing a large gray scarf over a long sleeve shirt, also sporting a pair of sexy skinnies and rubber rain boots. In related news, the "Someone's Watching Over Me" singer has been spending a considerable amount of time with hair stylist, Marcus Francis, even attending Miley Cyrus' Bangerz show LA last week with him, but before the rumor mill starts spinning, the cute couple are confirmed simply to be good friends. Taking to Twitter to quell relationship rumors, Hilary wrote, "Hey @MarcusRFrancis we are now dating according to the press," to which Marcus, a self-described "gay hair stylist,&quo

Atiku Abubakar Condemns Jonathan’s 100 Centenary Celebration Article | February 28, 2014 - 12:44pm | By Augustine Aminu Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned in strong terms President Goodluck Jonathan’s jamboree celebrating the Centenary of Nigeria’s 100th anniversary. Atiku, who frowned on the event being televised live by government owned broadcast media channels, said Jonathan “ought to have been sober in view of the recent killings” of about 59 secondary school students on Tuesday, in Yobe state, and other recent attacks by the Boko Haram sect. Atiku, in a statement issued to the media, and shared with said, “I'm appalled by this obscenity showing on NTA, in the name of ‘Centenary Celebration.’ It is inappropriate! It is even obscene. I'm proud of our history over the last 100 years. I congratulate our President, and (all) Nigerians for this journey so far. “However,” Atiku

Abiola’s family rejects Nigeria’s Centenary award Ben Ezeamalu Published: February 28,2014 The Abiola family believes their late patriarch deserves more than a centenary award. The family of the late M.K.O Abiola has rejected the posthumous Centenary award to the winner of the 1993 Nigeria’s presidential election. Kola Abiola, the eldest son of the late politician and businessman, told PREMIUM TIMES on Friday that the award was “not appropriate.” “For us, what the government is doing is laudable. But our family will only accept what is appropriate. If what they are trying to give him is a gold award for the centenary, we don’t consider that to be appropriate,” Mr. Abiola said. “With a gold centenary award, it means we have not left where we were when they tried to rename the University of Lagos after him. We said then that it was inappropriate,” he added. The Federal Gov