Tiger Woods had finished in the money for 142 consecutive United States PGA Tour events until missing the cut in Texas at the Byron Nelson Championship, but in a real sense the event’s namesake golf legend never lost that record. Only 111 of Woods’s events during his impressive run that ended on Friday actually had a cut.
South African listed furniture retailer JD Group on Tuesday reported a 38% rise in headline earnings per share to 376,2 cents for the six months ended March 31, from 272,5 cents a year ago. The distribution per share was up by 106% to 185 cents, from 90 cents a year ago.
Free State police have clipped the wings of a cross-dresser nicknamed ”Chicken”, putting an end to his alleged reign of terror in Mangaung and Botshabelo. Acting on a tip-off, a task team — specially formed to hunt him down — arrested Lebohang Seobi shortly after 5pm on Monday, said a Free State police spokesperson.
Former South African leader Nelson Mandela told on Monday, ahead of a meeting with United States President George Bush, how he backs the US leader’s call for global ”liberty” but disagrees with some of Bush’s methods. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate insisted, however, it is just a disagreement among friends.
The legislature officially ratified the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) new Constitution on Monday, moving the nation a step closer to elections and reconciliation after nearly four decades of dictatorship and war. Under the new Constitution, presidential and parliamentary elections must now be held by June next year.
Under new rules drawn up by the Croatian government, the beaches of Dalmatia and the dozens of islands were braced for bureaucrats sniffing swimmers’ feet for lack of deodorant, checking infants’ nappies for the permitted design, inspecting bikinis to make sure the dress code was not violated, and banning men in boxers from beaches.
They eat well, live well and — so they would have us believe — make love pretty well, too. But the French have often been viewed by their neighbours with a disdain that occasionally borders on loathing. A new report on how France is perceived by other European countries may give even the most patriotic Frenchman pause for thought
Egyptian police have made a large number of arrests following a rise in street demonstrations and have used excessive force against protesters, a human rights group said on Monday. The report came as Egypt’s prime minister was visiting the United States to persuade Washington that Egypt is serious about political reform.
Newsweek‘s apology for its controversial Qur’an desecration story was greeted with scepticism and scorn both at home in the United States and across the Muslim world on Monday. Following criticisms on Monday from the White House and the US secretary of state, Newsweek made a full retraction of the story.
The United States administration turned a blind eye to extensive sanctions-busting in the pre-war sale of Iraqi oil, according to a new Senate investigation. A new report by a Senate committee presents evidence that the Bush administration was aware of illegal oil sales and kickbacks paid to Saddam Hussein, but did nothing to stop them.