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- Shiites protest against discrimination in Bahrain
- Iceland voters reject deal to repay billions to UK, Dutch
- Investigation launched after small aircraft crashes on Philippines mountain, killing two
- Mubarak summoned by Egyptian prosecutors to face allegations of killings and corruption
- Guatemalan president and first lady granted divorce
- Matt Kenseth wins 2011 NASCAR Samsung Mobile 500
- Facebook to share the technology 'behind its servers'
- Baseball player Manny Ramirez retires after testing positive for performance-enhancing drug
- Nigeria votes in parliamentary elections
| Shiites protest against discrimination in Bahrain Posted: Monday, April 11, 2011 This week state run newspapers in Bahrain officially declared that the nation was 'back on track' after weeks of political and sectarian unrest in the nation. However these headlines have been disputed by Shiite protestors in Bahrain. Sunni security forces have been raiding Shiite protestors' homes, knocking their doors down, spraying graffiti on walls and arresting them in an effort to keep Shiite activists off the street. More...   |
| Iceland voters reject deal to repay billions to UK, Dutch Posted: Monday, April 11, 2011 Results from Iceland's referendum on Saturday show that Icelanders overwhelmingly voted "no" on a government-approved plan to repay Britain and the Netherlands billions of euros lost in Iceland's 2008 bank crash. More... |
| Investigation launched after small aircraft crashes on Philippines mountain, killing two Posted: Sunday, April 10, 2011 An investigation is tonight underway after a light aircraft crashed into a popular mountain resort in the Philippines city of Baguio, killing two aboard, and injuring four others. The aircraft, which may have been trying to make an emergency landing, narrowly missed crashing into a tourist resort where a crowd had gathered. More... |
| Mubarak summoned by Egyptian prosecutors to face allegations of killings and corruption Posted: Sunday, April 10, 2011 Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president ousted in February after massive demonstrations, has been summoned by officials in the country to face questions about corruption within his administration and allegations he ordered his forces to kill activists protesting against him. More... |
| Guatemalan president and first lady granted divorce Posted: Sunday, April 10, 2011 President Alvaro Colom of Guatemala and first lady Sandra Torres has been granted a divorce by a family court. The couple applied for a divorce so that Torres could stand for president when her husband steps down. The couple would have to divorce because of the Guatemalan constitution which states that close relatives of the president can not stand to be their successor. More... |
| Matt Kenseth wins 2011 NASCAR Samsung Mobile 500 Posted: Sunday, April 10, 2011 Roush Fenway Racing driver Matt Kenseth won his first race of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season on Saturday during the Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. The win was his first since the beginning of the 2009 season. Throughout the course of the race there were five cautions and 31 lead changes among 13 drivers. On the 214th lap, a three car accident occured, prompting Mark Martin, Regan Smith and Martin Truex, Jr. to drive to the garage for repairs. Afterward, Truex said: "We were struggling a little bit tonight...It's unfortunate. We sure didn't need to be wrecked." Toward the conclusion of the race, Kenseth, who became the sixth different winner in the season, retook the first position after Kurt Busch pitted. More... |
| Facebook to share the technology 'behind its servers' Posted: Sunday, April 10, 2011 Facebook announced Thursday it will begin to share some of the technology from their social network. The company indicated it would like to share specifications and design documents to help startups and to support innovation. Facebook hopes that they will be able to benefit from the innovations of others. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's CEO, announced the company's "Open Compute Project" at an event held for reporters at the company's headquarters in Palo Alto, California. More... |
| Baseball player Manny Ramirez retires after testing positive for performance-enhancing drug Posted: Sunday, April 10, 2011 Champion Tampa Bay Rays baseball player Manny Ramirez, 38, notified the MLB on Friday that he would retire after being notified that he had tested positive for a banned perforance-enhancing drug. It was his second offense and he was facing a 100-game suspension. In 2009 as a Los Angeles Dodger, he served a 50-game suspension for violating the MLB's drug policy. Ending a 19-year career, the twelve-time All-Star player who is considered one of the baseball's greatest hitters, won two World Series championships with the Boston Red Sox. More... |
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