Burton may have been murdered: Former Time magazine correspondent

Burton may have been murdered: Former Time magazine correspondent Sandra Burton, who was found dead in the Indonesian resort island of Bali last week, may have been murdered, a police detective said on Tuesday. The official Antara new agency quoted an unnamed detective as saying that police found bruises on Burton's face and strangulation marks on her neck. Bali police detective chief Wawan Ridwan said separately that police were still awaiting the result of a post-mortem examination in Bali and a medical record from Singapore to determine the cause of Burton's death. Burton, a U.S. citizen, was found dead at her rented house in the island's capital Denpasar on Feb. 27. -- AFP

Record 194 nominees for 2004 Nobel Prize: The final list of hopefuls for this year's Nobel Peace Prize totals 194 candidates, making it the longest ever in the history of the prestigious award, the Nobel Institute announced on Tuesday. The list of candidates includes 50 organizations and 144 individuals, and according to sources AFP has spoken with, features names like Jacques Chirac, Tony Blair and George W. Bush. The final number of candidates was announced following the first of many Nobel Committee meetings to determine who to award the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. -- AFP