■ Lebanon
Human remains found
The remains of more than 20 people who died several years ago were found on Saturday, near what had been the headquarters and a prison of Syrian intelligence, police reported. Bones were found in three mass graves on a hillside opposite the facility in the ethnically Armenian village of Anjar, just 3km from the Syrian border. They included human skulls and were found in 26 gunny sacks, which also contained underwear and the remains of one military uniform, a photographer said. An Anjar resident who requested anonymity said that "prisoners who died in the Syrian mukhabarat [secret police] prison were buried on the hill."
■ Brazil
Onassis heiress weds
Amid military-style security and fevered gossip rippling through both Brazilian and Greek high society, one of the richest women in the world -- Athina Onassis Roussel, who inherited a fortune of close to US$1 billion -- was to wed 32-year-old Brazilian Alvaro Affonso "Doda" de Miranda Neto, an Olympic show jumper, on Saturday. The couple are thought to have shelled out more than US$48,500 -- around 415 minimum monthly wages in Brazil -- just on hiring the venue. The catering cost is about the same again, with the Valentino dress and 5m-long veil costing US$1 million.
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