1. Following the guilty verdict, the Mafia boss was interviewed outside the courroom.
2. The Catholic church announced today news of the resignation of the cardinal from Sweden. 
3. The prime minister of Thailand and his wife arrived at the airport today.
4. Officials and delegates from many nations, including Iran, Turkey and Taiwan met in New Zealand this week.  Police controlled a large crowd of protesters who demonstrated outside the building where the heads of government met.
5. Visitors to the auto show were excited by the new sport utility vehicle.
6. Automakers in Kalamazoo and Detroit, Michigan announced new models of sedans, sports cars, hatchbacks, sport utility vehicles, and minivans today.  Sales are expected to skyrocket with the storm of interest in the exciting new vehicles.
7. Sony announced its new line of DVD players designed for its Blu-ray disks.
8. The new Blu-ray disk format developed by Sony is being used in a variety of new products, from cell phones to movies to games.  Many manufacturers around the world are accepting the new format, which has won many awards for its quality.  Critics and Hollywood studio executives love the new disks and production has increased recently.
9. The Hollywood actor was interviewed before the opening of his new movie. 
10. Johnny Depp is appearing in a new Hollywood movie about a Russian policeman based on a book about espionage across Europe from London to Germany.  The New York Times has reviewed the movie. 
11. Sony announced the new Playstation 3 today in Japan. 
12. The announcement of the new Playstation 3 in the United States, Canada and Mexico has set off a fight with the Microsoft Xbox for greatest sales.  New games will be played on the machines. 
13. The explorers attacked in great force. 
14. The writings in the book, The Da Vinci Code, has created great interest throughout Italy in artifacts, monuments and the arts that are related to the book.  
15. A wealthy woman was interviewed in her home.  
16. A new report has been published on genetic engineering and the risk that it may lead to pregnancies in which the parents decide the eye color of the child by selecting the egg and sperm. 
17. The Church of Scientology in Germany has made an announcement today. 
18. The Church of Scientology, which includes in its membership John Travolta and Tom Cruise, held a celebration and conference today to mark the opening of a new church in Germany.  Attendees came from many countries including Germany and Britain. 
19. Thousands of chickens are being killed because of the risk of bird flu. 
20. Researchers have written that caution be taken to avoid exposure to birds and fish that may have bird flu in the surrounding territory.