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Morning News


Feb.24   Cuba   Raul Castro named president
  Raul Castro has been unanimously selected to succeed his brother Fidel as leader by National Assembly
 Fidel Castro, 81, had been out of the public eye since July 2006 when he had major surgery. Raul's name was the only one put before the communist deputies. He has in effect been president since and the National Assembly just formalizing his position


  Iraq     Bombers, gunmen attack Shiite pilgrimage
  A suicide bomber killed at least 40 pilgrims and wounded 60 others as the pilgrims are to commemorate one of the holiest days
 A bomber wearing a suicide vest walked into a comfort station for pilgrims and detonated his device in a crowd in the town of Iskandariya


  Serbia U.S. ambassador angered by violence  The ambassador to Serbia called on the country's leaders to do more to protect foreign diplomatic missions

  Washington Ralph Nader to run for president  The anti-establishment consumer advocate was accused by many Democrats of handing the presidency to Bush in the 2000 elections

  Qatar Sharapova triumphs in Qatar Open  Maria Sharapova remains unbeaten in 2008 after a 6-1 2-6 6-0 victory over fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva in final in Doha

Day News


  Pakistan   Pakistan 'sparks YouTube outage'  Pakistan's attempts to block access to YouTube has been blamed for an almost global blackout of the video website for more than an hour

  Micronesia Japanese arrested in wife's 1981 death  Kazuyoshi Miura's surprise arrest in the killing in a LA parking lot dominated front pages in Tokyo as authorities worked to bring him back to LA

  Arizona Woods goes fourth on all-time win list  Tiger overwhelmed fellow Stewart Cink 8 and 7 to win his third World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship crown

Evening News


  Israel   Israel steps up border security  Israel's military has strengthened positions along its frontier with Gaza ahead of a demonstration against the blockade of the territory

  Los Angeles   Coens' No Country sweeps Oscars  'No Country For Old Men' has won 4 Oscars, including best film and best director, a category awarded jointly to brothers Joel and Ethan Coen
San Francisco Bay Area , February 24, 2008 Timeline