March 26, 2012
Senegal’s Sall Wrests Presidency From Former Mentor
Macky Sall is set to become the next president of Senegal after defeating his political mentor Abdoulaye Wade in a runoff election Sunday. Mr. Sall was a staunch supporter of Mr. Wade's opposition Senegalese Democratic Party when it defeated the…
March 26, 2012
Two British troops shot dead in Afghanistan
Two British soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan by a gunman wearing an Afghan army uniform, defence secretary Philip Hammond has said. The shootings took place at an international military base in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, on…
March 26, 2012
Hu Says China Takes Pyongyang Missile Launch Seriously
U.S. officials say the United States and China have agreed to coordinate their response to a scheduled North Korean missile launch that has overshadowed this week's nuclear security summit in Seoul. An aide to U.S. President Barack Obama says…
March 26, 2012
Seoul Nuclear Summit kicks off
The second Nuclear Security Summit has just kicked off in Seoul, South Korea. A welcoming ceremony has been held for the leaders and representatives of 53 nations and international organizations, including Chinese President Hu Jintao, US President…
March 26, 2012
China: No decision yet on attending Syria meeting
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hong Lei says that under the current situation, China has not considered attending the second "Friends of Syria" meeting scheduled to convene in Istanbul in April. Hong said, "We think actions taken by the…
March 26, 2012
Tiger Woods ends title drought at Bay Hill to warm up for Masters
Arnold Palmer Invitational final leaderboard (par 72) -13: T Woods (US) -8: G McDowell (NI) -6: I Poulter (Eng) -5: R Moors (US) B Cauley (US), K Na (US), B Davis (Eng), B Watson (US), E Els (SA), J Wagner (US) Tiger Woods turned his thoughts to…
March 26, 2012
Series tied Valiant Windies go down to Aussies
A valiant West Indies fought to the end but their dreams of beating Australia in a one-day series for the first time in nearly two decades, ended in disappointment with a 30-run loss in the fifth and final match here yesterday. Set an imposing…
March 26, 2012
England on top in Sri Lanka despite Jayawardene century
A cultured unbeaten 168 from Mahela Jayawardene lifted Sri Lanka to 289-8 after the opening day of the two-Test series against England in Galle. Sri Lanka were 15-3 after three wickets fell in 10 balls, Kumar Sangakkara out first ball to James…
March 26, 2012
Manchester United timing title bid perfectly – Ferguson
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says his side are perfectly placed to beat rivals Manchester City to the Premier League title. United can go three points clear if they beat Fulham on Monday night. "We are in the right place, at the…
March 26, 2012
Voting time again! – JLP, PNP confident of victory in Jamaica
JAMAICANS head to the polls today for the second time in three months, to cast their ballots for local government representatives in 228 divisions across 63 constituencies. A total of 478 candidates were nominated on March 5, with the Opposition…