NYC judge will deliver verdict in Sean Bell shooting case - Newark Star-Ledger
New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Cooperman this morning planned to deliver a verdict in the closely watched case of Sean Bell, who was gunned down in a hail of 50 police bullet outside a Queens strip club where he was having a bachelor party. AP Photo Calvin Hunt, right, protests outside Queens

Shire sales beat consensus; 2008 guidance confirmed, sees growth to 2010 UPDATE - Forbes
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Shire Pharmaceuticals (nasdaq: SHPGY - news - people ) Plc. posted first-quarter sales of $702 million, up 33 percent and slightly ahead of expectations, with the company reaffirming its financial guidance for this year and predicting positive growth through to 2010

Zimbabwe police raid opposition, election offices - Seattle Post Intelligencer
An armed member of Zimbabwe’s National Army on guard during President Robert Mugabe’s tour of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Friday, April, 25, 2008. Scores of heavily armed police raided opposition headquarters in Harare on Friday, forcibly taking hundreds into custody

Wizards overwhelm LeBron, Cavaliers - San Francisco Gate
LeBron James was serenaded with chants of “over-rated!” as he stood at the free throw line late in the third quarter, the latest humorous twist in an ongoing saga that had somehow snared - yes, believe it or not - one of his son’s favorite rappers into a front-row seat near the basket. James couldn

Toshiba’s net profit plunges 95 percent on losses related to exit from HD DVD - International Herald Tribune
TOKYO : Japanese electronics maker Toshiba said Friday its net profit plummeted a staggering 95 percent in the January-March quarter due to losses related to its exit from the next-generation video HD DVD business. Toshiba Corp.’s profit stood at 1.25 billion yen (US$12 million, €7.61 million

Beijing says it will hold talks with envoys of the Dalai Lama - International Herald Tribune
BEIJING : China appeared to bend to international pressure on Friday as the government announced it would meet with envoys of the Dalai Lama, an unexpected shift that comes as Tibetan unrest in western China has threatened to cast a pall over the Beijing Olympics in August. China’s announcement

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