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News from backstage at the Oscars
CBC.ca
Entertainment Weekly -
By Adam B. Vary Hello from the Oscars' backstage press room! I'll be your trusty guide through the evening here, where I have joined some 300 fellow journalists in a ballroom of the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel to pepper the winners with questions both …
Coen brothers win directing Oscar for "No Country"
Oscar Viewers Got Clipped, In More Ways Than One
Fidel Castro passes Cuba reins to his brother
CBS News
Reuters -
By Anthony Boadle HAVANA (Reuters) - Raul Castro took over from his brother Fidel Castro as Cuban president on Sunday, ending the rule of the bearded rebel who defied the United States for five decades but vowing to continue his communist revolution.
Video: Raul Castro Formally Chosen As Cuban Leader
Ral Castro Named Cubas New President
President Lee
Voice of America
Wall Street Journal -
Lee Myung-bak will be inaugurated today as South Korea's new President. The 66-year-old former Hyundai chief executive, nicknamed "the bulldozer," enjoys a strong mandate to reinvigorate the domestic economy, rebuild ties with the US and take a tougher …
Video: South Korea prepares for a new president - 24 Feb 08
South Korea's new leader wants better US relations
Suicide bomber kills 40 in Iraq: police
Alalam News Network
Reuters -
By Habib al-Zubaidi HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber detonated a vest packed with metal ball bearings in a refreshment tent full of Iraqi pilgrims heading to a Shi'ite festival on Sunday, killing 40 people and wounding 60, police said.
Suicide Bomber Kills 40 at Iraq Highway Rest Stop
40 pilgrims killed in Iraq suicide bombing
Iraqi Kurdistan Blames Baghdad, Washington for Turkish Incursion
BBC News
Voice of America -
By Daniel Schearf The government of Iraq's Kurdistan region has blamed Baghdad and Washington for failing to stop Turkish military actions in northern Iraq.
PKK guerrillas seek help from Iraq Kurds
Turks send more tanks into Iraq against PKK