Around the World (Feb 25, 2008)

[Kamal_Farran]

Dimitris Christofias is elected President of Cyprus after the second round of voting in the country's presidential election.
Raúl Castro is unanimously elected as President of Cuba by the National Assembly.
The 80th Academy Awards, hosted by Jon Stewart, are held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California[49], with No Country for Old Men winning Best Picture.
http://www.oscars.org/80academyawards/nominees/index.html

EXPECTED THIS WEEK (Feb 25 - Mar 02):
Feb 27: The Santo Domingo Metro rapid transit system is expected to be completed and ready for test-runs by the Dominican Republic Government.
Mar 02: 2008 Russian presidential election.
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2006/12/14/presedentialelection.shtml