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Hall holding the red brick urn modelled after the Lego coffin behind him. Photos: Ross Hall/Dying Art/dpa When Ross Hall started to think about his will over 15 years ago, he had an epiphany. "Suddenly I was absolutely sure that I didn't want to be cremated or buried in a simple brown box. My life has just been too special," the 64-year-old New Zealander says. Thus was born the idea for Dying Art. His company manufactures individual, often colourful coffins that represent the preferences and passions of the person within. From dolphin lovers to space nerds and amateur divers, Hall and his tea...

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Stone Vessel Leads Researcher To The Lost Tomb Of Emperor Liu Zhi An intrepid archaeologist in China has followed a series of clues from ancient texts leading to his discovery of an ornate stone vessel that he suspected indicated the lost burial mausoleum of the famous second-century ruler, Emperor Liu Zhi. Evidence of the lost tomb was discovered in China’s Henan Province. The lead researcher has presented “near-definitive” proof that the manufacturing date found on the vessel (180 AD), means it was produced when Emperor Liu Zhi’s successor, Liu Hong (or Ling), was building a mausole...

all american troops will be home by the end of the year. that's 39,000 men and women. there was talk that 5,000 troops might stay next year, but, no. we've got jessica yellin at the white house and chris lawrence at the pentagon tonight. jessica, i wanted to start with you. this came down to whether our troops would be protected troops would be protected from prosecution in iraq in part, didn't it? >> reporter: that's right. the white house, this administration and the iraqi government were trying to work out a deal to get american troops immunity from iraqi laws so that some could s...

by the end of the year. that's 39,000 men and women. there was talk that 5,000 troops might stay next year, but, no. we've got jessica yellin at the white house and chris lawrence at the pentagon tonight. jessica, i wanted to start with you. this came down to whether our troops would be protected troops would be protected from prosecution in iraq in part, didn't it? >> reporter: that's right. the white house, this administration and the iraqi government were trying to work out a deal to get american troops immunity from iraqi laws so that some could stay behind as trainers and advise...