Template:In the news
- Fernando Lugo (pictured) wins the presidential election in Paraguay, ending 61 years of single-party rule under the Colorado Party.
- In auto racing, Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first female driver to win an IndyCar race.
- An airliner operated by Hewa Bora Airways crashes upon takeoff in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 44 people.
- An alliance led by Silvio Berlusconi of the People of Freedom party wins the general election in Italy.
- Trevor Immelman of South Africa wins the 2008 Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club.
- Jacques-Édouard Alexis is ousted as Prime Minister of Haiti following riots over the price of food.
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