Translators on Dan Brown's new book toiled away in secrecy under conditions that could be something out of The Da Vinci Code (the movie adaptation starred Audrey Tautou and Tom Hanks). Picture: Columbia Pictures Source: Supplied
FOREIGN translators secretly toiling away on a prized text inside an Italian bunker sounds like something cooked up by The Da Vinci Code novelist Dan Brown.
And it was. Except, according to reports, this was fact and not fiction. Eleven translators were put into "lockdown" for two months from February 2012 near Milan, and were even given alibis and kept under guard as they worked on the bestselling author's new book Inferno. The translators said they kept a punishing schedule, working long hours until 8pm, seven days a week, with little time to do anything but eat and collapse at their hotel at the end of the day.
Three US women who went missing as teenagers around 10 years ago have been found alive in Cleveland.
There were also more stranger-than-fiction twists in the case of the three missing women found inside the Cleveland home of Ariel Castro. The women were overnight released from hospital as investigators praised the bravery of Amanda Berry - the woman who escaped and raised the alarm - and confirmed a six-year-old child found at the house was Ms Berry's daughter.
A photo of Ariel Castro released by the Cleveland Police Department. Source: AP
It also emerged the son of one of the suspects once wrote a story on one of the missing women (even interviewing her mother) while one of the suspects told a TV station last year that a search for the body of Ms Berry was a "waste of money". Separately, the parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann said the discovery of the women "reaffirms our hope of finding Madeleine, which has never diminished".
This undated image released by the Metropolitan Police shows composite photos of four year old missing child Madeleine McCann and an age progression computer generated image of her at 9 years old. London's Metropolitan Police said Wednesday April 25, 2012, they will release a new image of the girl, who went missing on a family vacation in the Algarve coast in Portugal in May 2007. Police say they still have regular contact with her parents and continue to investigate. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Police/Teri Blythe) Source: AP
Elsewhere, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has been injured in a fall at a political rally, a gas tanker explosion in Mexico has killed 19 people, UK comedian Jimmy Tarbuck has been arrested as part of the Jimmy Savile investigation, a juror is suing the Japanese government for thetrauma of having to hear a murder case, a woman has spoken of her outrage at being forced to pay alimony to her ex-husband who was convicted of raping her daughter and China is cutting off the bank accused of facilitatingKim Jong-un's nuclear program while Barack Obama has said Kim's attempts at provocation have failed.
Burned cars are pictured in a highway in Ecatepec near Mexico city. A gas tanker exploded in a Mexico City suburb, killing at least 18 people and damaging several homes and cars. Picture: Victor Rojas Source: AFP
Portly New Jersey GovernorChris Christie has revealed he had gastric band surgery, New Delhi is breath-testing train passengers to weed out the drunks, China's use of dogs to predict earthquakes is drawing some howls from its citizens, three cocaine smugglers dressed as nuns have given new meaning to the term "drug habit", and police in the UK are incredibly on the hunt for a woman who allegedly assaulted a teen outside a McDonald's while dressed as the Hulk.
A still captured the woman police are looking for. Source: Supplied
In showbiz news, Ja Rule has been released from prison, Beyonce has expanded her repertoire to include being the voice of a cartoon character, therap world may need a health check after the early deaths of many of its stars, the version of Iron Man 3 seen in China has had scenes added to promote a milk product and Indonesia's corruption watchdog is ensuring there is justice for all by taking possession of aguitar given to Jakarta's governor by Metallica.
Jakarta's governor Joko Widodo holding a maroon bass guitar given to him by Robert Trujillo of US band Metallica. Picture: AFP Source: AFP
In sport, Bernard Tomic's father has been banned from the ATP tour, Cadel Evans has ridden into the top 10 at the Giro D'Italia, Liverpool's Steven Gerrard needs shoulder surgery, Rafa Benitez agrees that it will be Jose Mourinho who replaces him at Chelsea and Roger Federer is back in the swing of winning tennis matches after taking a few weeks off.
Australia's Cadel Evans (right) pedals in the pack during the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia, from Policastro Bussentino to Serra San Bruno, Italy. Picture: Fabio Ferrari Source: AP
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