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...DIED. RATU SIR KAMISESE MARA, 83, Fiji's first Prime Minister and a leader of the nation for three decades after its 1970 independence; in Suva. Born into a family of clan chieftains, Mara helped draft a constitution that sought to balance the rights of native Fijians and residents of Indian descent prior to the end of British rule. He served as Prime Minister from 1970 to 1992, aligning the country against communism, and was appointed to the largely ceremonial presidency in 1993, only to be forced out in 2000 when an armed gang stormed the Parliament and held...
...York’s Radio 4 revive the danceable post-punk of bands like the Gang of Four, P.I.L. and Mission of Burma. Exuberant indie-rockers The Fever and Certainly Sir start off this night of fun musical frenzy. Don’t forget your dancing shoes! Tickets $10 advance, $12 day of show. +18. 9 p.m. The Middle East Downstairs...
...these handicaps this year by yielding lots of wide-open lay-ups and three-point shots. Welch was a Mountain West co--player of the year despite averaging just 11.2 points a game. Will Air Force continue to surprise in the postseason? Says guard Tim Keller, a junior: "Yes, sir...
...Howard didn't join just any side. Having made only nine national-team appearances, the U.S.'s third-string goalkeeper suddenly found himself manning the posts for Manchester United, the most famous club on the globe, an institution despised and worshiped beyond all reason and "built," according to manager Sir Alex Ferguson, "on bigger foundations and history than any club in the country." It's as if a boy grew up outside Paris playing baseball - a boy poor and coping with Tourette's syndrome besides - and ended up as catcher for the New York Yankees. Usually, men aren...
Passionate Defense Lithuanian prosecutors sought a nine-year jail sentence for French rock star Bertrand Cantat at the end of the first week of his emotionally charged trial on charges of murdering his girlfriend, actress Marie Trintignant. A tearful Cantat, the lead singer of the group Noir Désir, admitted striking Trintignant four times after a jealous row in their Vilnius hotel room last July, but insisted he had not meant to kill her. He told the court of their "extraordinary" love, and said he was "out of control" following the argument. Experts said the actress - the daughter...