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LONDON - The world's oldest Monopoly set has been auctioned off for 90,000 pounds. The game was hand painted by heating engineer Charles Darrow in 1933, using place names and railways from Atlantic City in New Jersey, US, the Sun reported.

LONDON - Fear of China and radical Islam on its southern borders has forced Russia to spend more than 400 billion pounds to upgrade its armed forces. espite having warm ties with Beijing in recent years, Russia is aware of China's own rise as an economic and military power.

LONDON - Police have discovered a masochistic sex dungeon when they raided a quiet country cottage in Britain on the suspicion of being a brothel.

LONDON - The harsh punishments handed out to female convicts in Victorian times have been revealed through thousands of criminal records.

LONDON - Pregnant teenagers and pupils who already have babies may soon have a school of their own if plans of a secondary school in New York especially for them go through.