Los Angeles - The contents of former pop idol Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch went on public viewing Tuesday ahead of an auction next week that is being challenged by the controversial singer's lawyers. Among the approximately 1,390 items on display at a former Beverly Hills department store were the wrought iron gates of Neverland Ranch, the crystal-covered glove worn by Jackson in the video for Billie Jean, numerous musical awards, a letter from former president Ronald Reagan, heaps of ornate furniture, dozens of statues and a massive collection of toys, games and pinball machines.
Washington - A US federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the deportation of an alleged Nazi death camp guard to Germany, where he faces war-crimes charges. The US Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio, granted the stay hours after federal agents removed John Demjanjuk, 89, from his home in the Cleveland suburb of Seven Hills in anticipation of sending him to Germany.
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Washington - US federal agents took an accused Nazi war criminal into custody on Tuesday for his pending deportation to Germany on charges connected to his time as a guard at a concentration camp. The agents removed John Demjanjuk, 89, from his suburban Cleveland home in the state of Ohio. Contacted by telephone, Demjanjuk's lawyer, John Broadley, could not confirm when his client will arrive in Germany.
Washington - North Korea's decision to withdraw from the six-nation negotations on its nuclear programme and reconstitute its atomic activities is a "step in the wrong direction," the White House said Tuesday. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs called on Pyongyang to live up to its agreement to abandon nuclear weapons after North Korea announced Tuesday it would no longer participate in the negotiations.
Washington - The US government is weighing taking an equity stake in General Motors Corp, Bloomberg financial news reported Tuesday citing people familiar with the negotiations. The largest US carmaker faces a June 1 government deadline to further restructure or lose government support designed to keep the industry afloat through the economic crisis and declining demand for US-made cars.
