England raced to a series win over West Indies with a
nine-wicket victory on the fourth day of the second test at
Trent Bridge after being set a modest target of 108.
Two Tibetan men set themselves on fire in central Lhasa on
Sunday, the first in a series of self-immolation protests
against Chinese rule over Tibet to take place in the regional
capital, the Xinhua state news agency says.
Tony Blair's decision to openly court Rupert Murdoch to win
power and ensure favourable coverage during his decade-long
tenure as British prime minister will come under scrutiny
when he faces a media inquiry today.
A teenage German woman has been rescued from a Bosnian couple
who are accused of starving and beating her for years and of
harnessing her to a horse cart and making her pull it.
Venus Williams tamed a plucky teenaged fan who once emailed
her for playing tips while fellow American Andy Roddick found
himself off target as he bowed out in the first round of the
French Open.
The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned the killing
of at least 108 people, including many children, in the
Syrian town of Houla, a sign of mounting outrage at the
massacre that the government and rebels blamed on each other.
England were on the verge of clinching the three-match series
against West Indies after the tourists' top order failed
again on the third day of the second test at Trent Bridge.
Austrian director Michael Haneke was the popular winner of
the Cannes film festival's top honour with "Love" (Amour), an
elegiac tale of an elderly couple facing the inescapable, yet
no less tragic march of death.
Briton Luke Donald went to the top of the world rankings for
the fourth time in 12 months after strolling to a seemingly
effortless four-stroke victory in the PGA Championship at
Wentworth.
