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Lady Gaga May Have to Cancel Indonesia Concert

Lady Gaga might have to cancel her sold-out show in Indonesia because police worry her sexy clothes and dance moves undermine Islamic values and will corrupt the country's youth.

National police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar said Tuesday the permit for her June 3 "Born This Way Ball" concert — the biggest show on her Asian tour — had been denied. Jakarta police recommended the denial.

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Van Bommel Returning to PSV from Milan

Mark van Bommel signed a one-year contract Monday to return to PSV Eindhoven, saying he wants to help the club win its first title since 2008.

The 35-year-old midfielder is leaving AC Milan after 18 months to return to the club where he won four Dutch league titles in six years from 1999-2005.

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Ivanovic Wins, Schiavone Loses at Italian Open

In a matchup of former French Open champions, Ana Ivanovic beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-3 in the wind Monday in the first round of the Italian Open.

"It was tough out there today but it was the same for both of us," said Ivanovic, who won her only major at Roland Garros in 2008. "I just tried to move and to adjust and really tried to look at the ball and move forward. It was difficult

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School Janitor Graduates with Honors

For years, Gac Filipaj mopped floors, cleaned toilets and took out trash at Columbia University.

A refugee from war-torn Yugoslavia, he eked out a living working for the Ivy League school. But Sunday was payback time: The 52-year-old janitor donned a cap and gown to graduate with a bachelor's degree in classics.

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Spain Raises Nearly $3.8 Billion in Debt Auction

Spain managed to raise €2.9 billion ($3.8 billion) in a short-term bond auction on Monday, but concerns over the future of the euro currency union pushed investors to demand higher interest rates to lend the money and caused the Madrid stock market to plummet.

The Treasury paid a rate of 3 percent to sell €2.2 billion ($2.8 billion) in 12-month notes, compared with 2.6 percent in the last such auction April 17. It paid 3.3 percent to sell €711 million ($920 million) in 18-month notes, up from 3.1 percent.

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'Singapore Girl' Can Now Fly Well Into Her 50s

Singapore Airlines stewardesses will now be able to fly well into their 50s after the airline agreed to add up to three years to their careers, the company said Monday.

Under the new agreement signed by Singapore Airlines (SIA) and the Singapore Airlines Staff Union, junior stewardesses -- who usually start working at 23 -- can fly for up to 20 years from 17 years previously, SIA said.

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New Waxwork Queen Unveiled in London for Jubilee

A new waxwork of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in full regalia was unveiled Monday at London's Madame Tussauds museum in honor of the monarch's diamond jubilee.

A team of 20 worked for four months to produce the £150,000 ($241,000; 187,000 euros) model, dressed in a replica of the white silk, satin and lace dress and state crown the queen wears in her official diamond jubilee photographs.

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Houston Lawyer on Quest to Find Missing Moon Rocks

The dark suit and tie that Joe Gutheinz wore set him apart from other customers inside a Texas eatery where the usual attire is jeans and cowboy hats.

An appetite for down-home cooking wasn't what brought the former NASA investigator to the Pitt Grill recently. He was on a quest to identify and maybe recover some of the rarest treasure brought to Earth and then lost: moon rocks.

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Thieves Hunt PharaonicTreasures in Shaken Egypt

Taking advantage of Egypt's political upheaval, thieves have gone on a treasure hunt with a spree of illegal digging, preying on the country's ancient pharaonic heritage.

Illegal digs near ancient temples and in isolated desert sites have swelled a staggering 100-fold over the past 16 months since a popular uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak's 29-year regime and security fell apart in many areas as police simply stopped doing their jobs. The pillaging comes on top of a wave of break-ins last year at archaeological storehouses — and even at Cairo's famed Egyptian Museum, the country's biggest repository of pharaonic artifacts.

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Del Piero Scores as Juve Celebrate Title

Alessandro del Piero scored in his last league appearance for Juventus as the newly crowned Serie A champion defeated Atalanta 3-1 on Sunday to become only the second Italian side to win the title by going the whole season unbeaten.

Del Piero signed off in style in front of the home fans as he doubled Juventus' lead in the 28th minute to cap a near 20-year career with the club.

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