Manchester United are in the right place to win title
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says his side is 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…
Afghan soldier kills 2 British troops
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan soldier shot and killed two British troops Monday at a NATO coalition base in southern Afghanistan before being gunned down by international forces, officials said. The attack was the latest in a string of…
Rugby players swept to sea off South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A team of rugby players with championship hopes relished practicing on the beach, away from their impoverished township in southeastern South Africa. But after going for a post-practice swim on Sunday, team members were swept away by…
Tiger gets back to what he does best
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods hit so many great shots that he couldn’t single one out as the best. Winning was as sweet as ever, even after a PGA Tour drought that stretched over 923 days and 27 tournaments….
Controversy continues around Trayvon Martin killing
The killing of Trayvon Martin, a black, unarmed 17-year-old Miami Gardens resident who was shot Feb. 26 in his father’s gated community by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer is still very much in the news. Zimmerman, whose mother is…
Pope Benedict wins over Mexico
SILAO, Mexico (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI headed to Cuba on Monday, hoping to inspire the same outpouring of faith on the communist-run island as he did in Mexico’s conservative Catholic heartland. Crowds waving flags and Vatican-yellow balloons cheered Benedict…
UK proposal to re-name tower housing Big Ben
LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers are calling for the tower housing Big Ben – the beloved London bell that chimes the quarter hour – to be renamed in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. Twenty-three members of Parliament have…
Air Canada ground crews stage strike in Toronto
TORONTO (AP) — Air Canada baggage handlers staged a walkout at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport early Friday, causing some flights to be delayed. Hundreds of passengers were left in limbo after they had to get off several flights that were…
Syrian President Bashar Assad casts his ballot
BEIRUT (AP) — As Syria’s bloodshed deepens, the British-born first lady has become an object of contempt for many, a Marie Antoinette figure who shopped online for crystal-encrusted Christian Louboutin stilettos while her country burned. The European Union slapped sanctions…
Gunman didn’t plan school attack
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE PARIS (AP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s spy chief says a gunman who killed three young children and a rabbi at a Jewish school only attacked the school after missing his original target –…
