April 9, 2012
Bubba Watson wins U.S. Masters after dramatic playoff
Bubba Watson won the 76th U.S. Masters as he beat South African Louis Oosthuizen at the second hole of a sudden death playoff at Augusta National on Sunday. Watson, who won his first major title, played a remarkable recovery shot from the trees at…
April 9, 2012
Man Utd extend lead at top as 10-man City lose at Arsenal
Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes scored as Manchester United beat 10-man Queens Park Rangers 2-0 Sunday to strengthen their grip on the English Premier League title with six matches to play. Victory left the defending champions eight points clear of…
April 9, 2012
Premier Hails Bermuda’s OECD Peer Review
Premier and Minister of Finance Paula Cox yesterday [Apr. 8] expressed her pleasure at the results of the most recent assessment report of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development [OECD] Peer Review Group [PRG]. Bermuda was credited…
April 9, 2012
Senator Edo Zenny Urges Martelly to File Complaint against Dominican Journalist
The senator from the southeast, Edwin Zenny (Sud-Est/Independent) encouraged President Michel Martelly to file a complaint against the Dominican Journalist Nuria Piera for her allegations of corruption against the Head of State. With most…
April 9, 2012
Brazil’s Rousseff talks trade and training in US visit
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is making her first official visit to the US for a range of talks including trade, education and foreign policy. But the overall focus of her trip is boosting ties between the two biggest nations in the Americas…
April 9, 2012
6 Colombian Soldiers Killed in FARC Ambush
Colombia's military says rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - FARC - have ambushed a military unit, killing six soldiers. A military spokesman says three rebels were killed in the return fire Saturday about 400 kilometers…
April 9, 2012
Peru trapped miners: rescue operation ‘could take days’
The operation to free nine Peruvian miners trapped underground by a rockfall at a depth of more than 200m (650ft) could take up to three more days, the government has said. Fresh collapses at the Cabeza de Negro mine are responsible for the…
April 9, 2012
Iran ‘blocks’ official London 2012 Olympics website
Iran appears to have blocked the official website for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Users in Iran have tweeted that they are unable to connect to london2012.com and are instead redirected to peyvandha.ir - a site offering stories from Iran's…
April 9, 2012
Body of Late Malawi President to Return Thursday
Malawi says the body of late president Bingu wa Mutharika will arrive back in the country Thursday. The Office of President and Cabinet said Mr. Mutharika's body will return from South Africa, where he was taken after suffering a heart attack last…
April 9, 2012
Shooting, Bombing Kill Dozens in Northern Nigeria
Police in northeastern Nigeria say suspected members of the radical Islamist group Boko Haram shot dead a 6-year-old girl and wounded two infants Sunday, after a suicide car bombing earlier in the day killed at least 36 people. A Yobe state…