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(CBS/AP)When Monaco’s Prince Albert married Charlene Wittstock in an extravagant religious ceremony Saturday, the audience of international celebrities and royalty brought new allure to the tiny principality known for its luxurious casinos and as stomping ground for the rich and...

(AP) UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. peacekeeping chief has told the Security Council that it’s too dangerous for U.N. observers in Syria to resume their mission. A diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity said Tuesday that Herve Ladsous told a closed council meeting that the mission could restart at some point but that for the time being, 거제출장마사지 it’s too dangerous. U.N. forces in Syria repeatedly came under fire before the U.N. suspended the 300-member mission earlier this month. Maj. Gen. Robert Mood, the mission’s head, told the council at the time that the observers had suffered direct fire at least 10 times, had been in several indirect fire incidents. He said nine U.N. vehicles had been damaged or struck by small arms fire. Syria’s rebels not as Islamist as you think – yetWatch: Condoleezza Rice calls on U.S. to arm Syria...

(AP) JOHANNESBURG – Investigators on two continents are at last probing accusations a Hall of Fame tennis player was a serial pedophile, three decades after the alleged rapes. But an advocate for child abuse victims in South Africa, one of the places where tennis star Bob Hewitt is accused of preying on young girls he coached, says the sporting world has yet to face the challenge of protecting children. Also this week, South African police said they had completed an initial investigation into a rape case a South African woman filed against Hewitt in December. Police say they are awaiting guidance from prosecutors on how to proceed with a case involving allegations dating to the 1980s. Hewitt has not commented on the allegations or investigations. Luke Lamprecht, spokesman for the South African group Woman and Men Against Child Abuse, said athletes, their parents and coaches must recognize that pedophiles seek opportunities in sports, just as they do in church, school and other organizations where children can be found. Lamprecht said sport officials may shy away from acknowledging that because they think it reflects badly on them, but “they have a special responsibility in the same respect that the Catholic Church does. “They absolutely do need to acknowledge that they are a haven.” Lamprecht said he has helped church and scouting groups write rules so that adults know what to...

(AP) JOHANNESBURG – Investigators on two continents are at last probing accusations a Hall of Fame tennis player was a serial pedophile, three decades after the alleged rapes. But an advocate for child abuse victims in South Africa, one of the places where tennis star Bob Hewitt is accused of preying on young girls he coached, says the sporting world has yet to face the challenge of protecting children. Also this week, South African police said they had completed an initial investigation into a rape case a South African woman filed against Hewitt in December. Police say they are awaiting guidance from prosecutors on how to proceed with a case involving allegations dating to the 1980s. Hewitt has not commented on the allegations or investigations. Luke Lamprecht, spokesman for the South African group Woman and Men Against Child Abuse, said athletes, their parents and coaches must recognize that pedophiles seek opportunities in sports, just as they do in church, school and other organizations where children can be found. Lamprecht said sport officials may shy away from acknowledging that because they think it reflects badly on them, but “they have a special responsibility in the same respect that the Catholic Church does. “They absolutely do need to acknowledge that they are a haven.” Lamprecht said he has helped church and scouting groups write rules so that adults know what to...