The 1,700-year-old Christian monastery hidden deep in Egypt's desert

Ain Soukhna, Egypt (CNN) -- On the day when much of the world was marking Christmas, I traveled with friends to a remote location deep in the Eastern desert in Egypt. Nestled in an oasis within the Red Sea Mountains is one of the world's oldest inhabited monasteries: The Coptic Orthodox St. Anthony's Monastery. Festivities here were still some ways off; Christmas in the Eastern Orthodox tradition falls 13 days after the western one. The founders...

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Who Will Inherit Elizabeth Taylor's Estate?

Although Elizabeth Taylor just died on Wednesday, wild rumors are already flying about who will inherit her vast fortune, estimated to be worth between $600 million and $1 billion, with over $150 million in jewelry alone. The day after the actress's death,dailymail.co.uk reported on Ms. Taylor's rocky final years - she suffered from a myriad of illnesses; insisted that everyone call her "Dame Elizabeth," not "Liz," including close friends; and...

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