The World.

Authors :: Whitelaw, Kevin
Kaplan, David E.
Grose, Thomas K.
Source :: U.S. News & World Report. 4/30/2007, Vol. 142 Issue 15, p24-25. 2p. 4 Color Photographs, 1 Map.
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: The article presents world news briefs. The Sudanese government has conceded in allowing United Nations peacekeepers to the region. The British pound has reached an all time high against the U. S. Dollar, hitting a rate of $2. 01. The mayor of Nagasaki, Japan, Itcho Ito, was gunned down following a campaign event. Officials suspect the crime syndicate Yamaguchigumi as the perpetrators. Actor Richard Gere is under fire on obscenity charges for publicly embracing Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty.