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...floor of the north Atlantic, in the frigid depths off Spain's craggy Costa da Morte (Death Coast), sits a time bomb. The Prestige lies in shame, 145 nautical miles off the northwestern state of Galicia, and its remaining cargo - at least 55,000 tons of thick fuel oil - could detonate in days, weeks or months into a great black tide of viscous goo, unleashing one of the worst marine disasters ever. But if King Neptune is kind, the sunken tanker may just sleep, its cargo solidified, having done all the dirty work it will ever do. Its work...
...factory. The operation seems to have been an attempt to head off violent protests that may be sparked by a U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. INDONESIA Smiling Villain The chief suspect in the Bali bombing said he was "delighted" by the attack, according to Indonesia's police chief. General Da'i Bachtiar interrogated the laughing suspect, a 40-year-old car mechanic called Amrozi, in front of journalists - but behind glass doors. Amrozi admitted owning the van used to carry the bomb and to visiting a shop in the city of Surabaya to buy the chemicals used in the bomb...
...thought of." Ion Cotescu, union leader at Romania's ARO Campulung car factory, on workers' plans to pay the plant's €20 million debt by selling their semen "I can't respond to the deputy of the deputy of the American deputy secretary." Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil's President-elect, on criticism by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick "It is glorious to be allowed to join the party. But the membership fee is very high." Xiang Shaoliang, CEO of Baopu Garment, on Chinese Communist Party plans to admit entrepreneurs
...stereophonic set; in Los Angeles. Conniff's more than 100 recordings, including chart-topping hits 'S Wonderful! and Somewhere My Love, sold more than 70 million copies. His orchestra's unmistakable sound was a melange of instrumental and choral voicings replete with oooos, ahs and his signature da-da...
...prizes for guessing why the markets are jumpy. The winner of the first round, with 46.4% of the vote, was Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva--universally known as Lula--the candidate of the Workers' Party, which has in the past flirted with repudiating Brazil's massive external debt. Lula, 56, a former labor-union leader running for the presidency for a fourth time, is likely to defeat Jose Serra, the candidate of the governing coalition, in the runoff on Oct.27. Following the economic catastrophes in Argentina and Uruguay, American bankers fear that the commitment of Latin America to the Washington...