AP - Japan beat South Korea once in three tries during the World Baseball Classic — and that was enough to reach the championship game. Byung-Hyun Kim gave up another big home run Saturday night, a two-run shot by pinch-hitter Kosuke Fukudome in the seventh inning that broke a scoreless tie and sent Japan to a 6-0 victory over South Korea.

Cynthia Sharp, Esquire, to Guest Speak at Upcoming Medicaid and Elder Law Issues SeminarLorman Education Services to Feature Elder Law Attorney at Its Estate Planning Symposium [PRWEB Mar 17, 2006]

Cynthia Sharp, Esquire, to Guest Speak at Upcoming Medicaid and Elder Law Issues SeminarLorman Education Services to Feature Elder Law Attorney at Its Estate Planning Symposium [PRWEB Mar 17, 2006]

Reuters - Demi Moore is in final negotiations to star alongside Kevin Costner and William Hurt in the psychological thriller "Mr. Brooks."

AFP - Riot police in Paris used tear gas to disperse students protesting at a new youth jobs contract, after Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin refused to give way to a growing opposition movement.

Reuters - Not many rock shows feature a frontwoman singing while standing and simultaneously playing cello. That was the scene Tuesday night at the Troubadour as Isobel Campbell and her backup band played "Willow's Song," a Velvet Underground-like tune from the mid-'70s British film "The Wicker Man." Toward the end of the number, the Scottish chanteuse stepped back and took a seat so she could really kick out the jams on her instrument.

AP - Little has gone right since Michel Jourdain Jr. left a successful open-wheel career to join NASCAR's Busch Series.

AP - Pope Benedict XVI called Tuesday for the immediate and unconditional release of a 17-month-old epileptic boy kidnapped from his parents' northern Italian home last week.

AP - Rolling Stone magazine has launched a mainland Chinese edition, bringing its mix of iconic photographs and pop culture features to an increasingly globalized Chinese readership.

AP - When Denny Hamlin crossed the finish line in Mexico City, he won a Busch Series race for the first time.

Former California Republican Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham was sentenced Friday to eight years and four months in federal prison for taking $2.4 million in bribes from at least three defense contractors. The bribes enabled the congressman -- whose salary was about $160,000 a year -- to buy a mansion, yacht, Rolls-Royce and condo in suburban Washington, prosecutors said. Cunningham is a former Navy fighter pilot who shot down five MiGs during the Vietnam War.

Former California Republican Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham was sentenced Friday to eight years and four months in federal prison for taking $2.4 million in bribes from at least three defense contractors. The bribes enabled the congressman -- whose salary was about $160,000 a year -- to buy a mansion, yacht, Rolls-Royce and condo in suburban Washington, prosecutors said. Cunningham is a former Navy fighter pilot who shot down five MiGs during the Vietnam War.

Former California Republican Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham was sentenced Friday to eight years and four months in federal prison for taking $2.4 million in bribes from at least three defense contractors. The bribes enabled the congressman -- whose salary was about $160,000 a year -- to buy a mansion, yacht, Rolls-Royce and condo in suburban Washington, prosecutors said. Cunningham is a former Navy fighter pilot who shot down five MiGs during the Vietnam War.

Former Republican Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham was sentenced Friday to eight years and four months in federal prison for taking $2.4 million in bribes from at least three defense contractors. The bribes enabled the congressman -- whose salary was about $160,000 a year -- to buy a mansion, yacht, Rolls-Royce and condo in suburban Washington, prosecutors said. Cunningham is a former Navy fighter pilot who shot down five MiGs during the Vietnam War.

Leaders of a campaign to oust Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinwatra demand that he resigns by Sunday.

Reuters - The European Union will rap Serbia on Monday for failing to bring war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic to justice but will hold back from threatening to freeze Belgrade's bid to enter the bloc, ministers said.

AFP - French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis reported a 26.0-percent surge in net profit last year but said that growth of earnings per share would slow down this year, commenting that the outlook for the world medicines market was uncertain.

AP - This is not what celebrity chefs Mario Batali and Lidia Bastianich, along with her restaurateur son, expected when they opened Del Posto, New York's latest culinary hotspot. There have been mixed reviews, carping about high prices and a nasty dispute with the landlord.

AP - Inside the Mole Antonelliana, the city's biggest landmark, the Museo Nazionale del Cinema offers one bizarre experience after another.