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Vandals spray hate graffiti on Jerusalem church
Vandals have spray-painted "Death to Christianity" and "Jesus, son of a whore" on a Greek Orthodox monastery in Jerusalem. The overnight attack on the ...
City sweeps up after rowdy Series celebration
Police made dozens of arrest during a rowdy World Series celebration in the hours after the San Francisco Giants clinched the World Series. The San ...
Gallery show for accused Picasso vandal raises ire
A Houston art gallery has raised the ire of the local art community by staging a show of works by a 22-year-old who's been on the lam since being ...
Vandals desecrate grave of Israel war hero
Israeli police say vandals have desecrated the grave of Israeli general and statesman Moshe Dayan. The vandals struck the grave site in northern ...
UK police charge 26-year-old over Rothko vandalism
British police on Tuesday charged a 26-year-old Polish national with vandalizing a priceless Mark Rothko work at the Tate Modern museum, an act that ...
Worries over violence against churches in Israel
After a series of attacks by vandals on Christian holy sites in Israel, normally tight-lipped Roman Catholic officials are beginning to speak out, ...
Shaun White: 'Truly sorry for my poor behavior'
Olympic snowboard champion Shaun White apologized Tuesday for "unwise choices," saying he got "carried away" after police accused him of pulling a ...
Israeli police say vandals deface monastery
Vandals spray-painted anti-Christian and pro-settler graffiti on a monastery on a hilltop overlooking the highway linking Tel Aviv with Jerusalem, ...
China is tough against Tokyo but reins in activism
Wu Qingjun is no dissident. In fact, this activist's pet issue — China's claim over a set of islands controlled by Japan — aligns him squarely with ...
Golden mailbox for Olympic champ Ennis defaced
Civic officials say vandals have defaced a mailbox that was painted gold to celebrate Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis. The Royal Mail has ...
Israeli activist says vandals strike her home
An Israeli anti-settlement activist says vandals have sprayed hate graffiti on her home for the third time in ten months. Hagit Ofran said she found ...
Israel: Airstrike kills Gaza militant
An Israeli airstrike killed a Gaza militant Friday as he was preparing to launch rockets, Israel's military said, the latest casualty in a week-long ...
Houston man charged with vandalizing 1929 Picasso
Houston police are searching for a man now charged with vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting in an act that was caught on video. Uriel Landeros ...
Museum: Fast action may help save Picasso painting
Within minutes of a vandal spray painting a Pablo Picasso painting, Houston museum officials had rushed the valuable artwork into their onsite ...
Vandalism of Picasso painting caught on video
Police have video recordings to help them search for a man who spray-painted Pablo Picasso's "Woman in a Red Armchair" at a Houston art museum.