Mexico town’s mutant pointy boots create a craze
MATEHUALA, Mexico — The customer known only as “Cesar of Huizache” had an odd request for shoemaker Dario Calderon: He showed him a cell-phone photo of a sequined cowboy boot with pointy toes so long, they curled up toward the knees. He wanted a pair, but with longer toes.
Egypt's leader boots Cabinet
CAIRO - Facing a popular uprising, Egypt's president fired his Cabinet early today after protesters engulfed his country in chaos - battling police with stones and firebombs, burning down the ruling party headquarters and defying a night curfew enforced by the army.