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Gay teen shot dead while dressed as woman in Fort Lauderdale
Source: [b]Sun-Sentinel[/b] http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/photo/2008-02/35969600.jpg Simmie Williams Jr., 17, was attacked on the 1000 block of Sistrunk Boulevard by two young men who wore dark clothing and might live in the ...
Hooking Left: Cuba Tees Up Golf's Revival
Source: [b]Wall Street Journal[/b] Now that Fidel Castro has retired, perhaps he can find the time to work on his golf game. In 1962, Mr. Castro lost a round of golf to Ernesto "Che" Guevara, who had been a caddy in his Argentine ...
Serb minister blames US for anti-embassy riots
Source: [b]Reuters[/b] BELGRADE (Reuters) - The United States was to blame for this week's attacks on foreign embassies in Belgrade, Serbia's minister for Kosovo said on Saturday, citing Washington's support for Kosovo's secession from ...
Turks launch invasion against Kurdish rebels
Source: [b]Boston Globe[/b] http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2008/02/22/1203739034_5986/539w.jpg [i]Turkish soldiers are shown during an operation in an undated photo provided by the Turkish chief of general staff. ...
Serbs resume protests in northern Kosovo
Source: [b]AP[/b] KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, Kosovo - Up to 2000 Serb protesters chanting "Kosovo is Serbia!" marched Saturday through the ethnically divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica in a sixth day of demonstrations against Kosovo's ...
North Korea detains Russian ship
Source: [b]BBC, ITAR-TASS[/b] A Russian cargo ship has been detained and boarded by armed coastguard agents in North Korean waters, Russian maritime officials say. The Lida Demesh, carrying a consignment of cars from Japan, ...
Ag official's priority: avoiding jail (Undersec. Mark Rey)
Source: [b]AP[/b] Ag official's priority: avoiding jail By MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press Writer 3 minutes ago WASHINGTON - He overhauled federal forest policy to cut more trees — and became a lightning rod for environmentalists who say ...
Iraq warns Turkey over incursion
Source: [b]BBC[/b] Iraq's foreign minister has warned that any escalation of Turkey's operation against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq could destabilise the region. Hoshyar Zebari told the BBC Iraq did not approve the "limited" raid ...
Yahoo sued for spurning Microsoft
Source: [b]Associated Press[/b] Yahoo sued for spurning Microsoft By RANDALL CHASE, AP Business WriterFri Feb 22, 4:48 PM ET Two Detroit pension funds have sued Yahoo Inc. and its board of directors, saying they breached their duties to ...
Homeowners losing equity lines
Source: [b]Washington Post[/b] Homeowners Losing Equity Lines As House Values Fall, Some Banks Withdraw Credit By Dina ElBoghdady Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, February 23, 2008; A01 In one brief phone call, Nancy Corazzi's ...