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Coen brothers win directing Oscar for 'No Country'
StarPhoenix
Reuters -
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood's establishment embraced two of the film industry's quintessential mavericks on Sunday as brothers Joel and Ethan Coen won a joint Oscar for their work directing "No Country For Old Men.
Coens Win Adapted Screenplay Oscars
Academy Awards: Good night for bad guys
Cuba power transfer met with a yawn in Miami
CBS News
Reuters -
By Jim Loney MIAMI (Reuters) - Twenty years ago, news that Fidel Castro had been replaced as president of Cuba would have brought wild celebration to Miami's pining exile community, and fevered preparation to return to the homeland they left behind.
Video: Cuba Set for Life After Fidel
Castro Regime Continues as Raul Takes Over
Lee Seeks Investment to Help Boost Korean Economy (Update2)
Voice of America
Bloomberg -
By Heejin Koo Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — President Lee Myung Bak, South Korea's first president with a business background, pledged to cut taxes and speed up deregulation to encourage investment and boost economic growth.
Video: South Korea prepares for a new president - 24 Feb 08
South Korea's New President Takes Office
Suicide Bomber Kills 40 at Iraq Highway Rest Stop
Alalam News Network
New York Times -
By SOLOMON MOORE and SABRINA TAVERNISE BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber on Sunday attacked a crowd of Shiite pilgrims heading toward the city of Karbala to visit the Shrine of Imam Hussein, killing at least 40 people and wounding at least 100, …
40 pilgrims killed in Iraq suicide bombing
Suicide bomber kills 40 in Iraq - police
Israeli PM calls for new sanctions against Iran
Malaysia Star
Reuters -
By Tova Cohen TOKYO (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called on Monday for new UN sanctions to be imposed on Iran, after the UN nuclear watchdog said Tehran had failed to provide satisfactory answers to reports showing work linked to …
Iran Stepping Up Its Uranium Work
Iran says had little time to respond to nuclear weapons allegations